Background and Family
Sarabjit was from Bhikhiwind, located along the Indo-Pakistani border in the Tarn Taran district of Punjab, India. A well-built man, he was fond of wrestling and taking care of rare pigeons for games. He worked as a farmer on other's fields. He was married to Sukhpreet Kaur and had two daughters Swapandeep and Poonam Kaur. His sister, Dalbir Kaur, was working towards his release since 1991.
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