Sikh jatha member, who went to Pakistan to celebrate Guru Nanak Jayanti, goes missing

A female member of a Sikh pilgrim group has gone missing in Pakistan, sparking an investigation by state and Central agencies. Sarbjit Kaur, a resident of Amanipur village in Kapurthala, was part of a 1,932-member jatha that travelled to Pakistan on November 4 to celebrate Guru Nanak Dev's Parkash Purb at Gurdwara Janam Asthan and other historic shrines.

According to sources, Sarbjit Kaur did not mention her citizenship and passport number in the immigration form, raising concerns about her disappearance. The jatha returned to India on November 13, with 1,922 pilgrims accounted for, but Sarbjit Kaur was not among them.

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) confirmed that Sarbjit Kaur was part of the jatha that crossed into Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah Joint Check Post. Authorities are now trying to trace her family members and links, and have approached the Pakistan embassy in Delhi and the Indian ministry of external affairs.

This incident comes after a Sukhwinder Singh, 67, a resident of Chawke village in Bathinda district, died due to a cardiac arrest in Pakistan's Gujranwala on November 10. Eight members of the jatha, including Akal Takht officiating Jathedar Kuldip Singh Gargaj, had returned to India on November 9.