Sarabjit's death: Who said what

Kiran Bedi, country's first woman IPS officer and former Director General of Tihar Prisons, said India should approach Human Rights Council to investigate the assault on Sarabjit.



"It is a case of serious human rights violation. Sarabjit's death inside Pakistan prison was preventable. We need to find out if our Consulate in Lahore was regularly visiting him?" Bedi said.

Akali Dal leader, Naresh Gujral said Pakistani authorities should be held directly responsible for the violation of human rights of a person.

"It is a contravention of international treaties and the government of India should have put more pressure on international human rights organisations," he said.

Gujral hoped that a credible investigation into the assault on Sarabjit in Kot Lakhpat jail of Pakistan would be carried out by people who enjoy international credibility.

"There are human rights activists like Asma Jehangir who enjoy that kind of credibility, and I do hope in the interest of Indo-Pak relations the Pakistan authorities would involve such people so that the truth comes out," Gujral said.