Month: September 2014

Source: The Times of India AMRITSAR: Afghan Hindus and Sikhs living in India have urged the Narendra Modi government to grant them Indian citizenship, so that their children don’t have to live with uncertainty. They have also sought help from SAD (B) and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to use its influence on NDA government… Continue reading Living in India for over two decades, Afghan Hindus, Sikhs seek citizenship

Source: London Evening Standard Police today smashed an Afghan gang suspected of making up to £1 million a year by selling  smartphones stolen from London commuters. The gang allegedly employed pickpockets to operate across the capital’s Tube and rail services, preying on passengers carrying expensive smartphones. Police say the gang on its own accounts for a… Continue reading Police smash gang who made £1million a year by selling smartphones stolen from commuters on London trains

Source: Sikh Sangat News London, UK:  The involvement of human traffickers in the case involving 35 Afghan Sikh stowaways, found inside an airtight shipping container on a dockyard in British port, has been confirmed with the arrest of a third person, a media report said today. Police arrested a third man in connection with the… Continue reading Traffickers hand confirmed in Sikh stowaways

Source: The Indian Express Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba | Jalandhar A majority of Hindu-Sikh refugees from Afghanistan say that they have not been able to get Indian citizenship despite spending close to two decades here. As per norms, however, they are eligible for Indian citizenship once they spend seven years in the country. The… Continue reading Afghan Sikhs say getting citizenship is a difficult task

Source: DNA India The involvement of human traffickers in the case involving 35 Afghan Sikh stowaways, found inside an airtight shipping container on a dockyard in British port, has been confirmed with the arrest of a third person, a media report said on Sunday. Police arrested a third man in connection with the death, a… Continue reading Human traffickers involvement confirmed in 35 Sikh stowaways

Source: Hindustan Times PTI   London, September 06, 2014 A third person has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the death of one of the 35 Afghan Sikh stowaways found inside an airtight shipping container on a dockyard in British port last month. The dead man, identified as 40-year-old Meet Singh Kapoor, was one… Continue reading Third person arrested over Afghan Sikh stowaway’s death in UK

Source: BBC By Melanie Abbott In August, 35 Afghan Sikhs were found in a container at Tilbury docks – one had died. But why are they so desperate to come to the UK? The prayer hall at the Afghan Sikh temple in west London is packed with worshippers listening to the harmoniums and drums. Most… Continue reading Why are Afghan Sikhs desperate to flee to the UK?