Update to my earlier blogpost on Surjeet/Sarabjit – it seems that my initial tweet was correct:
I hear that the news was leaked to media by a section officer who mistook Surjeet Singh’s name for Sarabjeet Singhv @razabash (June 26, 2012)
According to the timeline compiled by CNN-IBN, the news of Sarabjit’s releases was ‘broken’ by the Pakistani TV channels at 6.50 pm (IST) on June 26, followed by the Indian channels picking up the news ten minutes later. Talking to the Indian media after crossing Wagah, Surjeet said that the media had created this confusion, as no summary of Sarabjit’s case had been forwarded and therefore the question of his release didn’t arise. Continue reading
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