Dalbir
Kaur,
the
sister
of
Sarabjit
Singh
who
succumbed
to
injuries
after
being
brutally
beaten
by
inmates
in
a
Pakistan
jail
in
2013,
died
here
on
Sunday.
She
was
67.
Randeep
Hooda
ने
दिया
Sarabjit
Singh
की
बहन
Dalbir
Kaur
को
कंधा,
बहन
से
किया
था
ये
वादा
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Dalbir
Kaur
had
hit
the
headlines
when
she
led
a
vociferous
campaign
for
the
release
of
her
brother
from
the
Pakistan
jail,
where
he
had
been
lodged
since
1991
after
being
accused
of
being
involved
in
a
string
of
bomb
blasts
in
that
country's
Punjab
province.
According
to
her
family,
Kaur
had
complained
of
severe
chest
pain
on
Saturday
night
and
was
taken
to
a
private
hospital
here
where
she
died.
Poonam,
daughter
of
Sarabjit
Singh,
said
that
Dalbir
was
already
suffering
from
lung
infection
for
the
past
one
year.
The
moment
she
was
admitted
in
the
hospital
the
doctors
described
her
condition
as
critical
and
she
was
shifted
to
the
ICU,
where
after
a
few
minutes
she
was
put
on
a
ventilator.
Poonam
said
that
Dalbir
Kaur
was
declared
dead
by
the
hospital
after
a
few
hours.
She
said
that
Dalbir's
last
rites
will
be
performed
in
Bhikhiwind,
her
native
town
in
Tarn
Taran
district.
Sarabjit
Singh,
49,
had
died
six
days
after
an
attack
on
him
in
Lahore
prison
by
the
inmates
in
April
2013.
He
was
attacked
by
bricks
and
other
sharp
objects
and
had
suffered
injuries
in
his
back
and
head
and
had
gone
into
coma.
He
was
convicted
of
terrorism
and
spying
by
a
Pakistani
court
and
was
sentenced
to
death
in
1991.
However,
the
Pakistani
government
had
stayed
his
execution
for
an
indefinite
period
in
2008.
After
his
death,
Sarabjit's
body
was
brought
from
Lahore
to
Amritsar
where
his
last
rites
were
held.Several
years
ago,
Dalbir
Kaur,
had
raised
her
voice
at
different
forums
in
a
bid
to
get
her
brother
out
of
prison.
She
had
also
visited
the
Kot
Lakhpat
Rai
Jail
in
Lahore
twice
along
with
her
family
members,
including
two
daughters
and
wife
of
Sarbjit
Singh,
to
enquire
about
his
well-being.
The
life
of
Sarabjit
Singh
was
also
subject
of
a
biopic
which
was
released
in
2016.
In
the
movie,
the
role
of
Dalbir
Kaur
was
portrayed
by
actress
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan.