Indian on pilgrimage to Pakistan fails to return home

Press Trust of India  |  Amritsar 

An Indian national, who had gone to for a 10-day pilgrimage as part of the on April 12, has failed to return home, police said today.

The returned home yesterday but Amarjit Singh, a resident of village Niranjanpura in district, was not part of it.

"The group of pilgrims after observing festival and paying obeisance at various shrines in returned yesterday but Amarjit Singh was found

missing", SSP, (Rural), Parampal Singh said.

Earlier, a woman member Kiran Bala, who was part of the Jatha, too failed to come back after she reportedly solemnised marriage in with a Muslim after embracing Islam.

Both Amarjit and Bala had gone to for a 10-day pilgrimage as part of the on April 12.

Amarjit had earlier reportedly worked in Malaysia, but had been living at home and helping his family with their agriculture business for the last couple of months.

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First Published: Sun, April 22 2018. 13:30 IST