Two Sikhs killed in Philippines
Jalandhar, October 9, 2013 (Dharmendra Joshi)-Two youths from different villages in the district have become the latest victims in a spate of murders of Punjabis in separate incidents in the Philippines. While Amrik Singh (24) of Lallian Khurd village was shot dead in Manila on Monday, Jaswinder Singh (38) of Haripur village had been killed in Barak city a few days earlier and was cremated at Adampur crematorium on Tuesday.
Amrik Singh was in Manila for the past three years. He was involved in the money-lending business. A pall of gloom descended on Lallian Khurd village when Amrik’s mother Daljeet Kaur got a call on Monday afternoon about his death.
Then, Amrik’s neighbour Rajwinder Singh called another youth Gurmukh, who is settled in Manila, to confirm the incident. Gurmukh told him that three bikers had shot dead a motorcycle-borne Amrik.
Daljeet Kaur said: “I was looking for a match for my son who was scheduled to come to the village in December, but I did not know he would never come.” Efforts are on to bring Amrik’s body to his native village for cremation.
Meanwhile, Jaswinder Singh (38) of Haripur village was cremated at Adampur crematorium today. Jaswinder was reportedly gunned down by two bikers near Udesiyan village at Barak city a few days ago. He left behind his wife and two children.
According to an estimate, over 250 Punjabis have been killed in the Philippines in the past decade, about three-fourths of whom belonged to the four districts of Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Nawanshahr and Hoshiarpur of the Doaba region. Most Punjabis living in the Philippines are reportedly involved in the illegal business of money lending.
Jalandhar, October 9, 2013 (Dharmendra Joshi)-Two youths from different villages in the district have become the latest victims in a spate of murders of Punjabis in separate incidents in the Philippines. While Amrik Singh (24) of Lallian Khurd village was shot dead in Manila on Monday, Jaswinder Singh (38) of Haripur village had been killed in Barak city a few days earlier and was cremated at Adampur crematorium on Tuesday.
Amrik Singh was in Manila for the past three years. He was involved in the money-lending business. A pall of gloom descended on Lallian Khurd village when Amrik’s mother Daljeet Kaur got a call on Monday afternoon about his death.
Then, Amrik’s neighbour Rajwinder Singh called another youth Gurmukh, who is settled in Manila, to confirm the incident. Gurmukh told him that three bikers had shot dead a motorcycle-borne Amrik.
Daljeet Kaur said: “I was looking for a match for my son who was scheduled to come to the village in December, but I did not know he would never come.” Efforts are on to bring Amrik’s body to his native village for cremation.
Meanwhile, Jaswinder Singh (38) of Haripur village was cremated at Adampur crematorium today. Jaswinder was reportedly gunned down by two bikers near Udesiyan village at Barak city a few days ago. He left behind his wife and two children.
According to an estimate, over 250 Punjabis have been killed in the Philippines in the past decade, about three-fourths of whom belonged to the four districts of Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Nawanshahr and Hoshiarpur of the Doaba region. Most Punjabis living in the Philippines are reportedly involved in the illegal business of money lending.
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