Pakistan: Suspected 'robbers' gun down Sikh pilgrim in Nankana Sahib
Suspected robbers shot dead a Sikh pilgrim in Nankana Sahib region of Pakistan on Wednesday.
Complainant Akshat Kumar of Osta Muhammad, Jaffarabad, Balochistan, informed Warburton police that he along with his brother-in-law Rajesh Kumar and another man, Doulat Ram, was on way to Nankana Sahib to visit Gurdwara Janam Asthan, by a car driven by Ihsanullah, a resident of Sheikhupura, reported Dawn News.
He said when they reached near Chak 572, three gunmen on a motorcycle intercepted them and snatched Rs450,000 cash from them and Rs10,000 from the driver.
He said two accomplices of the gunmen also arrived there on a bike and the criminals opened fire on their car.
The gunmen escaped the spot after the shooting.
Rajesh Kumar, who was injured in the incident, succumbed to his injury later.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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