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Sikh man reportedly shot dead in Afghanistan

By Sikh Siyasat Bureau

October 03, 2016

Peshawar: A Sikh man was reportedly abducted from his house on September 30, who was later shot dead by suspected militants in Afghanistan’s restive Nangarhar province bordering Pakistan.

The victim identified as Rawail Singh was living at Jalalabad and he was killed in Khalis Famil area.

As per media reports the minority Sikh community staged a demonstration, placing Rawail’s body in front of the provincial governor’s house in Jalalabad and demanding the arrest of the killers. Later, Deputy Governor Mohammad Hanif Gardiwal met the protesting Sikhs and pacified them. He said a case had been filed and a manhunt launched to nab the culprits.