Rajesh Kumar, the victim was accompanied by his brother-in-law and a friend when he was intercepted by robbers on the Mananwala-Nankana Sahib Road. The robbers looted them and shot Kumar after he resisted.
Pakistan: The district headquarters hospital Nankana Sahib issued his death certificate citing "cardiac arrest" as the cause of his death, the board spokesperson said.
Amid the uproar over the attack on Nankana Sahib Gurudwara, Famous Sufi singer and BJP MP Hans Raj Hans on Sunday condemned the attack and "violence against Sikhs" in Pakistan, and urged its Prime Minister Imran Khan to ensure safety of minorities. He also expressed grief over the killing of a Sikh youth in Peshawar.
A day after a mob indulged in stone-pelting at Nankana Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday tweeted that the incident should be an eye-opener for those opposed to the CAA.
Nankana Sahib was attacked by stone pelters on Friday as they staged a protest against alleged police atrocities on Mohammed Hassan, the boy who is accused of forcing a Sikh girl to convert before marrying her.
The attack on the Nankana Sahib Gurudwara, the birthplace of Guru Nanak, in Pakistan has triggered protests among Sikhs in India. While several Sikh groups were to protest outside Pakistan High Commissioner in New Delhi on Saturday to condemn the attack.
Scores of protesters surrounded the Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan's Punjab province, threatening to overrun the Sikh holy site if their demands for the release of suspects in an alleged forced conversion case were not met, it was reported.
India on Friday strongly condemned vandalism at the revered Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan and called upon the neighbouring country to take immediate steps to ensure the safety and security of the Sikh community there. The External Affairs Ministry said members of the minority Sikh community in Pakistan have been subjected to acts of violence at the holy city of Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji.
Hundreds of protesters swarmed the Nankana Sahib Gurdwara, the birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev, in Pakistan Friday evening and shouted inflammatory slogans. The protests were led by the family of Mohammad Hassan, the boy who allegedly abducted and converted Sikh girl Jagjit Kaur, who is the daughter of gurdwara's Pathi.
An angry mob pelted stones on Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan on Friday. As per initial reports, the mob is led by the family of Mohammad Hassan, the boy who allegedly abducted and converted Sikh girl Jagjit Kaur, who is the daughter of the gurdwara's pathi.
The opening of Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib on Guru Nanak Dev's birth anniversary celebrations has given hope of access for Nankana Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan. Punjab CM Amarinder Singh and UP CM Yogi Adityanath have joined the chorus of opening up of Nankana Sahib for pilgrims.
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