Friday, August 14, 2020

Muslims Perform Last Rites of Sikh Man in J&K Amid The Coronavirus –Induced Lockdown

Setting an example of communal harmony, villagers of Khrew Pampore in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district performed last rites of a non -Kashmiri man from Sikh community.


Tahil Singh, 79, a resident of Qadin village of Gurdaspur Punjab, died on intervening night of Monday and Tuesday in his rented room at Khrew village of Pampore.

Soon the news about his death spread, local residents from Khrew assembled at his rented room and started arranging for his last rites, Mohammad Ashraf, a local resident said.

They also informed management of Gurdwara Sahib Srinagar and Gurdwara Sahib Awantipora and sought their help in performing last rites of the deceased.

With the assistance of a few volunteers from these two Gurduwaras , the locals consigned him to flames today morning.
Singh was a cloth pedlar living in a rented accommodation in Khrew since 1985.

They locals desired to send his body home but couldn’t due to ongoing lockdown.

https://kashmirreader.com/2020/08/05/khrew-villagers-perform-last-rites-of-non-local-sikh-cloth-vendor/

https://www.facebook.com/qnsnewsofficial/posts/592179458076411?comment_id=592180398076317

Dr.Gurdeep Kaur

Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi



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