1 useless in second assault on Sikhs inside 48 hours in Pakistan’s Peshawar

By India Today World Desk: A Sikh man was shot useless in Pakistan’s Peshawar by unidentified males on Saturday. This was the second assault on a Sikh dealer within the space in a span of 48 hours. On Friday, one other Sikh dealer, Tarlok Singh, acquired injured after he was shot at by unidentified males. He sustained bullet wounds in his leg.

The Sikh dealer who was killed on Saturday has been recognized as Manmohan Singh. Police on Sunday arrested a number of suspects in connection together with his homicide, stated a PTI report.

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Manmohan Singh, 35, was on his approach to the inside metropolis space of Peshawar from Rasheed Garhi, a suburban locality of Peshawar when some armed males attacked him close to Guldara Chowk Kakshal. He was rushed to a hospital close by however medical doctors declared him introduced useless.

The metropolis police chief advised reporters that Singh was a Hakeem (Unani medication practitioner) and the authorities are near arresting the principle accused concerned within the homicide.

The police imagine that two assaults on Sikh males in Peshawar could also be goal killings, however the actual details might be established after thorough investigations. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) is investigating the armed assault on Tarlok Singh, who was injured within the assault on Friday.

About 15,000 Sikhs stay in Peshawar, largely within the Jogan Shah neighbourhood of the provincial capital Peshawar.

There have been a number of incidents of assaults on the Sikh group residing in Peshawar. A Sikh businessman was shot useless within the metropolis by unknown assailants in March. In September final yr, a Sikh Hakeem was shot useless by unidentified gunmen inside his clinic in Peshawar.

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Published On:

Jun 25, 2023