Will get Kirpal Singh's body back to India: Swaraj

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New Delhi, Apr 13 (ANI): External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday assured kin of Kirpal Singh, who died under mysterious circumstances in a Lahore jail in Pakistan, that she would get his body back to India. During a meeting with Kirpal Singh's family member in New Delhi, Swaraj said the Ministry of External Affairs had sought information from the Pakistan Government on the cause of death and details of the post-mortem report, which pointed out that Kirpal Singh died of a heart attack. Dalbir Kaur, sister of Sarabjit Singh, who died in 2013 after he was attacked by two Pakistani prisoners in the Kot Lakhpat Jail, also met Swaraj along with kin of Kirpal Singh. She said Swaraj assured them that he ministry would look into the matter seriously. She added that they trust her.