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Hindu pilgrim on way to Nankana Sahib shot dead

Lahore (TIP): A Hindu pilgrim, who was going to attend the 555th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev in Nankana Sahib, was shot dead by robbers, the police said on November 15. A native of Larkana city in Sindh province, Rajesh Kumar was going to Nankana Sahib from Lahore by a car along with his friend and brother-in-law when three robbers intercepted them on the Mananwala-Nankana Sahib Road, 60 km from Lahore.
“The gunmen snatched Rs 4.5 lakh from the trio and Rs 10,000 from the driver. After Kumar resisted, the robbers opened fire on him and fled,” the police said. Kumar was rushed to hospital in a critical condition where he succumbed to his injuries. A case has been registered against unidentified men on the complaint of Kumar’s brother-in-law. (PTI)

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