Historical items related to ex-prez Giani Zail Singh go missing from Faridkot jail cell

The historical items linked to former President Giani Zail Singh have gone missing from the century-old 10X10 feet barrack at the old Faridkot Jail where the senior Congress leader was held captive for five years from 1938 to 1943 by the British. The historical items including shackles in which Zail Singh was kept, iron rods of the barracks, Urdu writings, former president’s pictures and some other items were found missing from the prison cell. Punjab Vidhan Sabha speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, who is the grandnephew of Zail Singh, said that has come to know that the historical items related to Giani ji are missing. “I have no knowledge about the missing historical items and breaking in of the old jail premises,” he added.