50-year-old Pakistani national killed in brawl in Jaipur prison: Officials

Inspector general (Prisons) Rupinder Singh said Shakrullah was lodged in the jail's special cell since 2011 and was serving life sentence under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017.

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Jaipur: A Pakistani national lodged in the central jail here was allegedly murdered during a physical brawl fellow prisoners on Wednesday. "A Pakistani prisoner was allegedly murdered today in the central jail. The matter will be investigated by a judicial magistrate and also by the police," Rajasthan Director General of Police Kapil Garg told news agency PTI. The killing in Jaipur prison has been reported amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan after the Pulwama terror attack. An official said Shakirullah (50), who was from Pakistan Punjab's Sialkot, was hit with a large stone during the fight. Inspector general (Prisons) Rupinder Singh said Shakrullah was lodged in the jail's special cell since 2011 and was serving life sentence under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017. Reports say the brawl between him and four other prisoners took place over controlling of volume of a television set. Senior administration and police officials rushed to the jail after learning about the death. There are some more inmates from Pakistan imprisoned in the same barrack. Singh said the post mortem will be conducted on the jail premises under judicial supervision, PTI reported.