Indian Sikh pilgrim family thanks Punjab govt for early arrest of swindlers

LAHORE  –  Indian Sikh pilgrim household, which was swindled in Lahore, met with Chief Secretary Punjab Zahid Akhtar Zaman on the Civil Secretari­at right here on Tuesday and thanked the Punjab authorities for the early ar­remainder of the accused and restoration of stolen cash and valuables.

The Sikh household praised the professional­fessionalism of the Punjab police and stated: “The best way the Punjab gov­ernment took care of us is unpar­alleled.” The Chief Secretary, “Sikh pilgrims are our visitors and it’s our accountability to supply them with safety.” He stated it might be ensured that such an disagreeable in­cident doesn’t recur in future. He talked about that each one sorts of amenities are being supplied to the Sikh com­munity to carry out their spiritual rituals, including that accommoda­tion, transport and safety are be­ing given to the Sikh pilgrims below a particular tourism package deal.

The Chief Secretary stated that the Punjab authorities has not too long ago launched a Sikh Yatra reserving por­tal by way of which Sikh pilgrims from everywhere in the world can avail on-line lodge reserving, transport and safety. DIG Operations Ali Nasir Rizvi stated that taking discover of the incident, the Punjab Chief Minister had ordered the immedi­ate arrest of the accused. He stated that the Punjab police arrested the accused from Karachi inside 4 days by monitoring the swindlers with the assistance of Protected Metropolis Authority and personal CCTV cameras.