Islamabad: The chairman of the committee that manages the famous Hinglaj Mata temple in Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan has been kidnapped just two days before the beginning of the shrine’s annual pilgrimage, according to a media report on Monday. Maharaj Ganga Ram Motiyani was abducted at Lasbela in Balochistan by two men in police uniform. His followers organized a protest outside the Karachi Press Club on Monday and demanded that the government take steps for his recovery.
“Motiyani’s kidnapping appears to be a conspiracy against Hindus since he was kidnapped two days before the gathering. He has not been kidnapped for ransom because he is a poor man,” Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, patron of Pakistan Hindu Council and a former member of the Sindh assembly, was quoted as saying by The Express Tribune daily.
Thousands of Hindus, including yatris from India, travel to the cave temple of Hinglaj Mata for a pilgrimage in April. According to Hindu beliefs, Lord Vishnu cut the body of Sati with his flaming disc into 50 pieces, which fell to the earth. Sati’s head fell at Hinglaj. The Hindus of Sindh and Balochistan provinces have recently complained of forced conversions. PTI
Hindus protest girls’ abduction
Some political parties and Hindu groups in Pakistan are furious over the kidnap ping and alleged conversion of Hindu girls in Sindh province. They alleged that a Hindu girl, Rinkal Kumari was abducted and forcibly converted to Islam. IANS
“Motiyani’s kidnapping appears to be a conspiracy against Hindus since he was kidnapped two days before the gathering. He has not been kidnapped for ransom because he is a poor man,” Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, patron of Pakistan Hindu Council and a former member of the Sindh assembly, was quoted as saying by The Express Tribune daily.
Thousands of Hindus, including yatris from India, travel to the cave temple of Hinglaj Mata for a pilgrimage in April. According to Hindu beliefs, Lord Vishnu cut the body of Sati with his flaming disc into 50 pieces, which fell to the earth. Sati’s head fell at Hinglaj. The Hindus of Sindh and Balochistan provinces have recently complained of forced conversions. PTI
Hindus protest girls’ abduction
Some political parties and Hindu groups in Pakistan are furious over the kidnap ping and alleged conversion of Hindu girls in Sindh province. They alleged that a Hindu girl, Rinkal Kumari was abducted and forcibly converted to Islam. IANS
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