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- Singh was part of a 1,900-member Sikh jatha (pilgrim group) that had crossed the Wagah border on November 4 to participate in the celebrations of Parkash Purb—the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism.
- According to officials from the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), Singh’s health took a sudden turn for the worse while he was travelling in a convoy of buses.
- The SGPC has informed Singh’s family in Chavake village and is coordinating with Pakistani authorities to ensure the repatriation of his body to India.
Sukhwinder Singh, a 67-year-old resident of Chavake village in Punjab’s Bathinda district, passed away in Pakistan’s Gujranwala late last night after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Singh was part of a 1,900-member Sikh jatha (pilgrim group) that had crossed the Wagah border on November 4 to participate in the celebrations of Parkash Purb—the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism.
According to officials from the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), Singh’s health took a sudden turn for the worse while he was travelling in a convoy of buses. The group was en route to Lahore after offering prayers at Gurdwara Rohri Sahib in Pakistan’s Sindh province.
Fellow pilgrims and SGPC representatives quickly arranged medical assistance, rushing him to a nearby private hospital in Gujranwala. However, doctors there pronounced him dead upon arrival, confirming that the cause of death was heart failure.
The SGPC has informed Singh’s family in Chavake village and is coordinating with Pakistani authorities to ensure the repatriation of his body to India.
Every year, thousands of Sikh devotees travel to Pakistan to mark Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s birth anniversary, visiting key gurdwaras including Nankana Sahib and Panja Sahib. This year’s pilgrimage saw a contingent of over 1,900 devotees making the sacred journey under SGPC’s supervision.
Singh’s death has cast a shadow over the celebrations, with the SGPC expressing condolences to his bereaved family and praying for his soul’s peace.
