A 19-year-old Pakistani Sikh girl, who was missing for many days, came out Thursday after she was converted to Islam at gunpoint and made to marry a Muslim man in Nankana Sahib area of Lahore.
Jagjit Kaur was reportedly converted to Islam at gunpoint. The girl’s family 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 sister. They tortured her and forcibly converted her to Islam.” He added, “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.”
Family member of Jagjit Kaur pleaded before @ImranKhanPTI and Chief Justice of Pakistan for safe return of Jagjit Kaur who was abducted on a gunpoint and further converted to Islam . @MEAIndia @DrSJaishankar @SMQureshiPTI @IndiainPakistan https://t.co/OCLuwRkLjq pic.twitter.com/9bKb0zyfdH
— Ravinder Singh Robin ਰਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ راویندرسنگھ روبن (@rsrobin1) August 29, 2019
Not only the Hindu girls are forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan but SIKH Girls also. A daughter of a Granthi of #GurdwaraTambuSahib in #Nankana Sahib was missing for past 3 days has surfaced on Thursday after marrying a Muslim man & embrassing Islam . @MEAIndia @HMOIndia pic.twitter.com/Z545P9skLa
— Ravinder Singh Robin ਰਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ راویندرسنگھ روبن (@rsrobin1) August 29, 2019
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 horrific incident was condemned by the members of the Sikh community in Pakistan and consequently conducted a meeting at Gurudwara Nankana Sahib.
The community 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 Gurdwara 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 bcos 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.
Sikhs of Pakistan seek help from @ImranKhanPTI
I urge @narendramodi Ji & @DrSJaishankar Ji to raise this issue at global level bcos 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 pic.twitter.com/lsDsKg4ZHZ
— Manjinder S Sirsa (@mssirsa) August 29, 2019
A video of Jagjit Kaur has also come out where she was forcibly converted to Islam and named as Ayesha. The ‘maulvi’ also arranged her marriage with a Muslim man.
