Amir Sarfaraz Tamba, a suspect implicated in the murder of Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan and known to be closely linked with Hafiz Saeed, the founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, was fatally shot by unidentified assailants in Lahore on Sunday, according to official sources.
Reports indicate that Tamba came under attack by gunmen riding motorcycles in Lahore's Islampura area. Despite being rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition, he tragically succumbed to his injuries, as confirmed by the sources.
The incident has roots in the unfortunate demise of Sarabjit Singh, who passed away due to a cardiac arrest at Jinnah Hospital in Lahore on May 2, 2013. Singh had remained in a coma for nearly a week following a brutal assault within the confines of Kot Lakhpat jail, where Tamba, among others, was involved.
Born in Lahore in 1979 to Sarfaraz Javed, Tamba had close ties with the LeT founder, Hafiz Saeed.
Singh's tragic fate was sealed when a group of Pakistani inmates attacked him with bricks and iron rods. He had been accused of involvement in multiple bombings in Punjab province during 1990 and subsequently received a death sentence.
