Following Sarabjit Singh’s death in Pakistan’s Kot Lakhpat Jail and subsequent reactions by people in the country and across the border, the state government has been forced to take all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of Pakistani nationals lodged in state prisons. The state has decided to beef up security in order to avoid any untoward incident, Home Minister R R Patil said yesterday.

Expressing wrath: Youth Congress members burn a Pakistani flag and an effigy of President Asif Ali Zardari after the death of Sarabjit Singh who was beaten up by inmates in a Pakistani jail. Pic/Bipin Kokate