IG KP directs police to arrest murderer of Sikh activist

Author: Web Desk

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Inspector General (IG) of Police Salahuddin Mehsud took notice of the targeted killing of Charanjeet Singh, a Sikh activist in Peshawar.

Charanjeet Singh was shot dead on Tuesday.

The IG directed the police to arrest the culprits, moreover, he asked for the report of the incident within a week.

Police sources claimed that Charanjeet Singh was in his shop in Badhber area of the city when unidentified people opened fire on him.

The activist died on the spot and the culprit managed to escape.

Police investigation reveals that the deceased did not have any personal feud with anyone.

According to the minority community, Charanjeet Singh was a peace activist and due to his work on religious harmony, he was renowned not only in the Sikh community but at a far larger level.

A case has been filed in the Inqilaab police station.

The last rites of Charanjeet Singh will be performed in Attock on Wednesday.

Earlier in September, another trader from the Sikh community in Peshawar was gunned down.

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