Now Chamel Singh’s family wants him declared a martyr

“We appeal to the Centre that our father should also be accorded the title of a martyr,” Deepak said.

Chamel Singh,who hailed from a border village of Pargwal in Akhnoor of Jammu,was beaten to death in Pakistan’s Kot Lakhpat jail on January 15 this year and his body was brought back here on March 13.

“We are four brothers and are forced to quit education and work for our survival. We appeal to the government to help our family in the same way as Sarabjit’s family has been done. Both Centre and state government should think about us,” he said.

Chamel Singh,who was about to complete a five-year prison term for his alleged involvement in an espionage case,died in Lahore with reports saying that he was “mercilessly beaten” by Pakistani prison staff.