Lahor, Apr 28: Indian convict Sarabjit Singh, who was injured in an attack on Friday in Pakistan's Kot Lakhpat jail, is said to be in a serious condition.
According to doctors, Singh's chances of survival are slim. He has been incubated and linked to the ventilator in the intensive care unit of Jinnah Hospital, reports The Dawn.
Singh suffered serious head injuries when two fellow inmates attacked him in the jail on Friday.
His wife Sukhbir Kaur, sister Dalbir Kaur and two daughters will arrive in Lahore on Sunday after grant of visa by Pakistani government.
One of the doctors treating Singh said that the treatment has turned out to be a major neurosurgical challenge for the medical board. He said Singh had suffered a critical bone fracture. During clinical assessment it was established that Singh had diffused brain injury over a widespread area of his head that led to unconsciousness.
Doctors also discovered a localized collection of blood outside the blood vessels, which was greater than 3 cm which indicated that the patient was in dire need of surgical intervention.
Singh is in a separate intensive care unit in unprecedented police security and no one is allowed to see him except his doctors.
According to Punjab prison authorities, the attack on Singh was due to a security lapse. Police have formally opened an investigation into the attack.
A source in the prisons department revealed that one of the alleged prisoners told the inquiry officers that he attacked Singh in a 'national grudge'.
Singh's counsel, Awais Sheikh, said he had not been allowed by doctors and police to see Singh in the hospital. He said during a meeting a few months ago Singh expressed the fear that a couple of prisoners had threatened him of dire consequences and that he needed security.
However, first secretary to Indian high commissioner CS Das paid a visit to him in the hospital.
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