Last week, 40 Indian constructions workers, many of them Sikhs, were abducted by military forces in northern Iraq. We are calling on the worldwide Sikh community to pray for their safe return to their families.
Sikh trader Rakbir Singh, who was earlier abducted for ransom, returned home safely on Friday night after 32 days in captivity.
According to the latest official data, almost 35,000 children were reported missing in India in 2011 - and over 11,000 of them were from West Bengal. Police estimate that only about 30% of cases are actually reported.
...a 40-year-old Sikh man, abducted over a month ago by a “militant” group in Pakistan’s tribal region for allegedly spying for a rival outfit, has been found beheaded.
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