India, Sept. 18 -- Days after being attacked by a fellow inmate at Patiala Central Jail, former inspector Suba Singh, who was serving a life term in the 1993 Tarn Taran fake encounter case, died on Wednesday during treatment at Government Rajindra Hospital.

Suba Singh had been critically injured after an assault by murder accused Sandeep Singh alias Sunny, who is facing trial in the sensational 2022 murder of Shiv Sena (Taksali) leader Sudhir Suri.

Confirming the development, senior doctors at Rajindra Hospital said, Suba Singh had been on ventilator support in the ICU since his admission on September 10. "He was extremely critical from the first day. He passed away today. The post-mortem will be conducted tomorrow," hospital authoritie...