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Sikh advocate brutally beaten, forced to convert to Islam in Pakistan
Calcutta News.Net
Saturday 28th November, 2009 (ANI)
Amritsar, Nov. 28 : While India and Pakistan governments are finding out ways to resume dialogue, an incident of a Sikh being brutally beaten up and asked to convert to Islam has come to light. nup Singh, a resident of Pindi Ghaip, nearly 100 kilometres from Islamabad, was allegedly attacked by a group of about eight to ten people on November 21 in day time.
Sources in Pakistan say that Anup Singh was brutally beaten up and left seriously injured. nup Singh, an advocate by profession, practices law in civil courts. He took a case of a Mrs. Safina Kanwal wo Muhammad Amin, for a separation and Haq Maher (compensation) from her husband. urmeet Singh from Pakistan has alleged that Muhammad Amin, kidnapped Sardar Anup Singh from his office and took him to his place. He was stripped and his photographs were taken with Amin's wife to use it as evidence. He was compelled to sign on the blank paper and brutally beaten. His hair and beard were cut with the help of Muhammad Amin's brothers and friends
Anup Singh was told that if he did not convert to Islam, he would not be allowed to live in the area and would be killed by them, said Gurmeet Singh.
His family members brought him in an unconscious state and admitted him to Holy Family hospital, Rawalpindi," said Gurmeet Singh and added that Anup Singh has suffered big cuts on his head and face while his legs and arms have been fractured.
Gurmeet has also complained that even the hospital was not giving the medical report of Anup's case after six days.
According to the latest information, Ravinder Singh, the brother of Anup Singh along with other family members have taken shelter at Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Hana Abdal, Pakistan Sikh organizations have taken a serious note of the incident.
Avtar Singh Makkar, president of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC) has condemned the incident and said to give a memorandum to the Pakistan High Commission soon.
He said that he would also seek an appointment with the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and urged to take up the matter of security of the Sikh community living in Pakistan.
Meanwhile, talking to ANI from USA, Dr. Pritpal Singh, convener American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (AGPC), condemned the attack on Anup Singh.
Dr. Singh said their organization would take up the matter with the State department of United States and would ask them to make safety and security of the minorities living in Pakistan.
He said AGPC would also strongly put up the case before the Government of Pakistan.
Delhi Gurdwara Sikh Management Committee Chief Parmjit Singh Sarna, reacting to the incident, said that Pakistan Government should inquire and take action.
He has demanded exemplary punishment for the persons responsible for the attack on Anup Singh. Sarna said that he would submit a memorandum to Pakistan High Commission.
There are about 10,000 Sikhs living in Pakistan. By Ravinder Singh Robin  Email this story to a friend
Comments on this story
Shergill
11-28-09, 08:47 AM |
Sikh advocate brutally beaten, forced to convert to Islam in Pakistan
No one should be forced to convert into Islam. Let people themselves see that Islam is a peaceful and superior religion. You don’t have to beat and torture someone to become a Muslim. I guess Muslims in the world are fearing for their demise, that is why they have to force people to join their agenda of JIHAD. Shame,Shame to the Muslims who this kind of acts.
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Balochi
11-28-09, 09:34 AM |
Zardari, Gilani, Kayani, Butt, Qureshi, Khans..
1st we will gannd marega..then we turn to their
Begums and beti...
You kutte haramkhot muslims...get lost
to Saudi Arabia.
PakisPunjabis' asses stink worse than pigs.
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Jawad Ahmed
11-28-09, 06:01 PM |
We condemn what a bunch of stupid people did with Anup Singh
Mr. Baluchi (in disguise of some Indian), we could have said the same what you said about Indians when they butchered Muslims in Gujrat. Because the stupidity of few people, i fail to understand why people tend to blame the whole nation and the Government. If a government has to be blamed it is Indian Government who has massacred 78000 Kashmiris to date and their army has raped their women. If Islam was to be spread by force today Spain would have been a Muslim country where Muslims ruled for over 800 years.
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Jawad Ahmed
11-28-09, 06:05 PM |
Rights of Minorities
If someone thinks of rights of minorities in Pakistan, he should think of re-building of Babri Masjid first. Talking of Babri Masjid, leaders of the procession keen to demolish Babri Masjid have already converted to Islam and no one forced them for it.
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Anonymous
11-29-09, 12:51 AM |
Very unfairm As you slam people, you always hate Christians who are trying to convert your people into Christianity but why do not you realise it. Peoples religion is attached by birth, is not it ?
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peacemaker
11-30-09, 12:45 AM |
idiots
what the hell is wrong with you guys, killing innocent people just because of their religion honestly stop this religious war, 1947 was 60 years ago, its long over get over it already
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