New Delhi, 30 June: A group of Afghan Sikhs is coming to India on Thursday with the ashes of Sawinder Singh, who was killed in an attack on a gurdwara in Kabul earlier this month.
On June 19, the Government of India had granted emergency e-visas to 111 Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan, hours after a terrorist group attacked Gurdwara Dashmesh Pita Guru Gobind Singh Karte Parwan in Kabul on June 18, killing two persons, including Sawinder Singh.
Sawinder, who ran a “paan” shop in Kabul, lived in the gurdwara, while his family is in Delhi.
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has made arrangements for the transfer of the 11-member group of Afghan Sikhs, in coordination with the Indian World Forum and the Government of India, the PTI report said.
The group will leave for Gurdwara Guru Arjan Dev in Delhi’s Tilak Nagar after arriving in India, the report said.
While hundreds of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus were evacuated in batches after the attack on Gurdwara Har Rai Sahib in Kabul in March 2020, around 150 of them are still in Afghanistan, according to reports. After the June 18 attack, India issued 111 e-visas for their evacuation to Delhi.
According to reports, while hundreds of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus were evacuated in batches following the March 2020 attack on Gurdwara Har Rai Sahib in Kabul, approximately 150 of them remain in Afghanistan.
Following the attack on June 18, India issued 111 e-visas for their evacuation to Delhi.
