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A Sikh girl allegedly kidnapped & forced to marry a Muslim youth in Pak

THE Sikh community across the world is horrified following a missing Sikh girl surfacing on Thursday after she was forcibly converted to Islam and made to marry a Muslim man in Nankana Sahib area of Lahore.19-year-old Jagjit Kaur is the daughter of Bhagwan Singh, a ‘granthi’ (priest) of Gurdwara Tambu Sahib and was converted to Islam at gunpoint, it is alleged. A video of Jagjit Kaur has also surfaced where she was forcibly converted to Islam and named as Ayesha. reports ANI. The ‘maulvi’ also arranged her marriage with a Muslim man. In Pakistan, many such incidents are regularly reported where Hindu, Sikh and Christian girls are forcibly converted to Islam and married to Muslim men. Family of Jagjit Kaur said they will self-immolate in-front of Punjab Governor’s house if the girl was not released.Surinder Singh, brother of Jagjit Kaur, said “Our family has faced a tragic incident as some goons forcibly entered our house and abducted my younger daughter. They tortured her and forcibly converted her to Islam.”We went to a police station to register a complaint. We met many senior officials but they have not listened to our complaint. The goons again came to our house and forced us to withdraw our complaint and threatened that they will also force us to convert to Islam if we persisted with the complaint. “The family also appealed to Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa for the safe return of Jagjit Kaur. Manmohan Singh, another brother of Jagjit Kaur said, “The goons also threatened the family that if we do not withdraw the complaint, we will be killed. I have appealed to Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of Army Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa to help us or else the incident could impact Kartarpur Corridor.” The members of the Sikh community in Pakistan have condemned the horrific incident and held co a meeting at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib. They have decided to organize a protest on Friday at Governor House while an international conference related to Kartarpur Corridor is scheduled to be held there. President of Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) and Akali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa also condemned the incident. He urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to take up the matter. “I urge @narenderamodi Ji & @DrSJaishankar Ji to raise this issue at global level because forced conversions happening in Pakistan have angered all the Sikhs. This issue must be taken up at @UN as it threatens Sikhs freedom of religion,” he tweeted.

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