A Sikh pilgrim died of cardiac arrest in Lahore on Monday. (Typical)
Lahore:
A visiting Indian Sikh pilgrim died of cardiac arrest in Lahore on Monday, Pakistani officials said.
Around 2,400 Indian Sikh pilgrims who arrived here via Wagah border on April 13 to participate in Baisakhi festival left for their hometown on Monday.
“Sardar Jhangir Singh (67 years old, alias Jarnail Singh), a resident of Patiala, died of cardiopulmonary arrest on Monday,” Evacuee Trust and Property Board spokesperson Amir Hashmi told PTI. .
He said Singh suffered a heart attack while staying at Gurudwara Dera Sahib Lahore. “He was immediately shifted to Mayo Hospital in Lahore and upon his arrival, doctors declared him brought dead,” Hashmi said.
The body was handed over to Indian security forces at Wagah border, it added.
At the Wagah border, Pradhan-Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Punjab Minister Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, PSGPC members and ETPB officials saw them off.
“We are always ready to welcome guests from neighboring countries,” Arora said.
During their 10-day stay, Indian Sikhs attended the main festival at Gurdwara Panja Sahib Hassanabdar. The pilgrims also visited Gurdwara Janamasthan Nankana Sahib, Gurdwara Sacha Sauda Sheikhupura, Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur, Gurdwara Loli Sahib, Gujranwala and Gurdwara Dera Sahib Lahore.
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