A two-member bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the death sentence awarded to Manjeet Singh, an agent of India's Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) in five cases of blasts in various cities of Pakistan. The apex court dismissed all three appeals of the convict.
The bench comprising Justice Hamid Ali Mirza and Justice Muhammad Nawaz Abbasi rejected the appeals after hearing arguments of the counsel of the appellant.
Abdul Hameed Rana appeared before the court as counsel of Manjeet Singh. Assistant Advocate General Punjab Mrs Afshan Ghazanfar represented the State.
According to the case Manjeet Singh had admitted his involvement in blasts in Anarkali and Bhati Gate in Lahore, Bhawana Bazaar in Faisalabad, in Multan and an explosion on a Ghazi-bound bus from Lahore in the year 1990.
"I was given payment by RAW at the rate of Rs 8,000 to Rs 10,000 in Indian currency per blast," he said in the statement.
Manjeet Singh was arrested by the security forces at Kasur border on August 30, 1990 when he was leaving Pakistan after having carried out the blasts.
An Anti-Terrorism Court awarded death sentence to Manjeet Singh, which was upheld by the Lahore High Court.
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