Chandigarh: Nineteen year old Jagjit Kaur, who was reportedly converted to Islam and then married to a Muslim man in Pakistan has not returned home yet.
Brother of Jagjit Kaur, Sawinder Singh said, "My sister has not returned home yet and fake news is circulated about her return."
He appealed to Prime Minister Imran Khan and Punjab Governor to intervene and help. Sawinder thanked Sikhs across the globe for supporting Jagjit's family.
The incident happened in the Nankana Sahib area of Lahore earlier this week. The girl's father Bhagwan Singh is a 'granthi' (priest) at Gurudwara Tambu Sahib.
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara management committee chief, Manjinder Sirsa said, "The girl has not returned home yet. This is a lie by Pakistan propaganda machine to stop Sikhs from holding the protest at the Convention Centre of Lahore, Pakistan."
Sikh leaders on Saturday are likely to meet UN representatives in Delhi to raise the issue of Sikh girl's alleged abduction and forcible conversion to Islam in Pakistan.
The issue sparked anger in the Sikh community worldwide with Union Minister Harsimrat Badal calling it a 'shameful act'. The latest incident of discrimination against minorities came at a time when the Sikhs worldwide are celebrating the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, and Pakistan can't even guarantee the safety and security of the Sikh community on its soil.
In Pakistan, many such incidents are regularly reported where Hindu, Sikh and Christian girls are forcibly converted to Islam and married to Muslim men.
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