Kidnapped Sikh found dead in Bara

BARA: The body of an abducted Sikh community member was found in Chora area of the Khyber Agency on Tuesday, tribal and official sources said.

The sources said that Mohinder Singh, who was running a shop of herbal medicines in Tabia area of Bazaar valley in Khyber Agency, was kidnapped by unknown armed persons from his shop on November 20.

Talking to The News his brother Daswant Singh said that after the abduction of his brother, they approached the pro government Zakhakhel tribal militia named as Tauheedul Islam (TI) for recovery of his brother but they showed ignorance about the whereabouts of Mohinder Singh.

“After we tried and used all tribal channels and sources for the recovery of my brother we sent an application to Mutahir Zeb, Political Agent of the Khyber Agency, on December 13 to seek his support,” he said. He added the official assured them that Mohinder Singh would be recovered within a week time but to no avail.

Displaced by ongoing military operation against the militants from Kalanga area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency, Daswant Singh a member of Kamerkhel Afridi tribe, said, “We are poor and loyal citizens of Pakistan and have no enmity with anyone. I don’t know the crime of my brother for which he was murdered.”

The body of Mohinder Singh had been mutilated and beyond recognition, he said. Mohinder Singh, who was diabetic, has left behind a wife and 9 children including a polio-affected son.Daswant Singh demanded the government to protect minorities and announce compensation for the bereaved family.

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