Attari: The family of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian death row prisoner battling for life in Pakistan, returned to India on Wednesday.
Sarabjit's sister Dalbir Kaur, wife Sukhpreet and daughters Swapandeep and Poonam crossed the international border gates at the Attari-Wagah border at 11:30 a.m.
They had gone to Pakistan on Sunday to meet Sarabjit, who has been admitted to Lahore's Jinnah Hospital in a critical state after being assaulted by fellow prisoners last week in the city's Kot Lakhpat jail.
The family crossed the Attari-Wagah joint check post on their way to Lahore on Sunday, some 20 km from the international border between India and Pakistan.
The family offered prayers at Harmandir Sahib, the holiest of Sikh shrines in Amritsar, popularly known as Golden Temple, before leaving for the border, 30 km from Amritsar.
"We are going there with lots of hopes. We want to bring him back hale and hearty. His condition is such that there is some fear in our hearts. We have offered prayers to the almighty to help him recover fast," Dalbir Kaur said before leaving for Pakistan.
Sarabjit, 49, suffered critical head injuries in an unprovoked and sudden assault by four to five prisoners with bricks and plates in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat prison on Friday evening.
He has been on death row in Pakistan since 1990 after being convicted by Pakistani courts for bomb blasts in Lahore and Multan, which left 14 people dead.
