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Peshawar: In Peshawar, unknown motorcycle riders shot and killed a Sikh grocery store on Deer Colony Road within the limits of Rehman Baba Police Station in Peshawar.
According to Express News, Dayal Singh, who was killed by armed assailants, was a resident of Mohalla Jogan Shah in Peshawar. He used to go to his grocery shop on Kohat Road from Dagri every day and return at five o’clock for only two thousand rupees per month. The family used to make a living in the shop, but unknown motorcyclists shot and killed them.
Earlier in May last year, two of his cousins, Ranjit Singh and Koljit Singh, were also subjected to a target killing in the suburbs of Sarband Butta Tal Bazar for which an FIR was registered under terrorism provisions.
According to SP President Division Malik Habib, Sukh Dayal Singh son of Hardyal Singh Sukhna district Khyber shopkeeper who was running a pansar store was shot and killed by motorcyclists on Garhi Atta Muhammad Dir Colony Road within the limits of Rehman Baba police station. 30 bore pistol shells and other important evidences are also being collected from the crime scene and CCTV footage is being obtained.
Dr. Sahib Singh, a social leader of the Sikh community, while talking to the Express Tribune, said that the incident is sad, Sikhs have been targeted before, Dayal Singh’s shop was fired at around 3:30, the incident was a target killing. Because he had no enmity with anyone, he belonged to a poor family.
Chairman Minority Rights Forum Radesh Singh Tony while talking to the Express Tribune said that a Sikh shopkeeper was shot dead in Peshawar in broad daylight, 27 people from the Sikh community have been killed in a target killing. is the 28th episode.
He said that the government has completely failed to stop the target killing of Sikhs and we strongly condemn this terrorist incident and demand the arrest of the killers. He said that yesterday a Hindu doctor was killed in Karachi and today a Sikh shopkeeper was shot dead in Peshawar which is very sad.
On the other hand, Caretaker Chief Minister Muhammad Azam Khan, taking notice of the killing of a Sikh citizen in Deer Colony, directed action for the immediate arrest of the elements involved in the killing and expressed his heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the Sikh community including Dayal Singh’s family.
Azam Khan said that the bereaved family share the grief equally, the killing of Dayal Singh is a highly condemnable and brutal act, the elements involved in the murder cannot escape from the grip of the law, the killers should be brought to book soon. will
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