Missing Sikh Pilgrim / Indian Sikh Woman Missing During Religious Visit Found Married To Pakistani Man

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Chandigarh, Nov 15: An Indian Sikh woman, who recently travelled to Pakistan this month to celebrate the 'Parkash Purab' (birth anniversary) of Guru Nanak Dev, has reportedly changed religion and married a Pakistani man in Lahore.
The woman, identified as Sarabjeet Kaur, is a resident of
Kapurthala district in Punjab. She with a group of 1,923 pilgrims had travelled to
Pakistan this month via the Attari border in Amritsar
under a bilateral agreement facilitating visits to religious shrines.
On November 4, the victim was on her way to celebrate the 'Parkash Purab' (birth anniversary) of
Guru Nanak Dev. However, she went missing.
Later, a nikahnama and passport copy surfaced, which claimed that she married and changed her faith.
Following the incident, Sikh groups demanded a probe and as per information, it is believed that the woman changed her name to Noor Hussain and married Nasir Hussain of Nayi Abadi Sheikupura in Pakistan.
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After spending 10 days visiting various gurdwaras in
Pakistan, the group of 1,922 returned to India on Thursday evening.
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According to immigration records, Sarabjeet Kaur had gone missing from the group. Her name was not found in the records of Pakistan's immigration while exiting, nor in India's immigration records for re-entry.
After her disappearance, intelligence agencies in India are trying to trace her whereabouts.
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