Protests over Sarabjit's death, Indo-Pak buses diverted

Phagwara, Punjab: A series of protest demonstrations were held in Phagwara over the death of Sarabjit Singh in a Pakistani hospital, leading to diversion of international buses running between Delhi and Lahore in the neighbouring country. Activists of Shiv Sena, led by its state unit vice-president Inderjit Karwal, took out a protest march from Hanumangarhi temple and converged on National Highway 1 at Sugar Mill crossing. They blocked the traffic briefly in protest against the failure of Indian government to save Sarabjit.[caption id=“attachment_746573” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Sarabjit Singh. PTI[/caption] The protesters demanded cancellation of bus and train services to Pakistan, who they said must be dealt with sternly. Meanwhile, another group of activists belonging to the outfit, also staged a demonstration against Pakistan government on the national highway near local bus stand. Due to these protests, Sada-e-Sarhad Lahore-Delhi international bus was diverted from village Mehtan to Phagwara bypass to national highway via Hargobind Nagar. The Delhi-Lahore bus was also diverted from Hargobind Nagar to Phagwara bypass to the national highway via Mehtan, official sources said. Sarabjit died of cardiac arrest in a Pakistani hospital in the wee hours today after being comatose for nearly a week following a brutal assault by fellow inmates in a high-security jail. PTI