Kabul: The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed responsibility for the Karta Parwan Gurdwara attack in Kabul on Sunday (June 19, 2022). The ISKP issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attack. According to ISKP, ‘Abu Muhammad al-Tajiki’ carried out the attack which lasted for three hours. The group claimed that in addition to submachine guns and grenades, four IEDs and a car bomb were also used in the attack. It further claimed that around 50 Hindu Sikhs and Taliban members were killed in the attack and the attack was carried out to avenge the attack. Insult of Prophet Muhammad by an Indian politician,
However, only two people were killed and seven others were injured in the attack.
Strict action has already been taken against those making derogatory remarks. Emphasizing on respect for all religions, a statement was also issued by the quarters concerned, condemning any religious personality insulting or insulting any religion or sect. Vested interests who are against India-Kuwait relations have been provoking people by using these derogatory remarks.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday suspended its spokesperson Nupur Sharma from the primary membership of the party and expelled its Delhi media chief Naveen Kumar Jindal over alleged inflammatory remarks against minorities.
At least two civilians, including a Sikh man and a Muslim security guard, were killed in an ISKP attack in Afghanistan’s Kabul city on Saturday.
Initial inputs suggested that an explosion occurred outside the gate of the gurdwara in which at least two people were killed. Another explosion was later heard from inside the premises and some shops attached to the gurdwara caught fire.
According to visuals posted on social media, the holy Guru Granth Sahib was pulled out of the premises from the gurdwara in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, from where plumes of smoke were seen rising after the attack this morning.
Visuals posted by locals on social media showed a barefoot man carrying the Guru Granth Sahib on his head. Scenes show two or three more people, all walking with him without shoes.
According to Sikh religious belief, a physical copy of the Guru Granth Sahib, Sarup is considered a living Guru. Transport of the Guru Granth Sahib is governed by a strict code of conduct and as a mark of respect, the Guru Granth Sahib is carried on the head, and the person walks barefoot.
According to reports, the holy book was taken to the residence of Gurnam Singh, the president of Gurdwara Karta Parwan.
Religious minorities in Afghanistan, including the Sikh community, have been the target of violence in Afghanistan.
In October last year, 15 to 20 terrorists barged into a gurdwara in Kabul’s Kart-e-Parwan district and tied the guards.
In March 2020, a deadly attack took place at the Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib Gurdwara in the Short Bazar area of Kabul in which 27 Sikhs were killed and several were injured. Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility for the attack.
Kabul Gurdwara Attack: ISIS Takes Responsibility, Calls It ‘Insult To Prophet’
Kabul: The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed responsibility for the Karta Parwan Gurdwara attack in Kabul on Sunday (June 19, 2022). The ISKP issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attack. According to ISKP, ‘Abu Muhammad al-Tajiki’ carried out the attack which lasted for three hours. The group claimed that in addition to submachine guns and grenades, four IEDs and a car bomb were also used in the attack. It further claimed that around 50 Hindu Sikhs and Taliban members were killed in the attack and the attack was carried out to avenge the attack. Insult of Prophet Muhammad by an Indian politician,
However, only two people were killed and seven others were injured in the attack.
Strict action has already been taken against those making derogatory remarks. Emphasizing on respect for all religions, a statement was also issued by the quarters concerned, condemning any religious personality insulting or insulting any religion or sect. Vested interests who are against India-Kuwait relations have been provoking people by using these derogatory remarks.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday suspended its spokesperson Nupur Sharma from the primary membership of the party and expelled its Delhi media chief Naveen Kumar Jindal over alleged inflammatory remarks against minorities.
At least two civilians, including a Sikh man and a Muslim security guard, were killed in an ISKP attack in Afghanistan’s Kabul city on Saturday.
Initial inputs suggested that an explosion occurred outside the gate of the gurdwara in which at least two people were killed. Another explosion was later heard from inside the premises and some shops attached to the gurdwara caught fire.
According to visuals posted on social media, the holy Guru Granth Sahib was pulled out of the premises from the gurdwara in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, from where plumes of smoke were seen rising after the attack this morning.
Visuals posted by locals on social media showed a barefoot man carrying the Guru Granth Sahib on his head. Scenes show two or three more people, all walking with him without shoes.
According to Sikh religious belief, a physical copy of the Guru Granth Sahib, Sarup is considered a living Guru. Transport of the Guru Granth Sahib is governed by a strict code of conduct and as a mark of respect, the Guru Granth Sahib is carried on the head, and the person walks barefoot.
According to reports, the holy book was taken to the residence of Gurnam Singh, the president of Gurdwara Karta Parwan.
Religious minorities in Afghanistan, including the Sikh community, have been the target of violence in Afghanistan.
In October last year, 15 to 20 terrorists barged into a gurdwara in Kabul’s Kart-e-Parwan district and tied the guards.
In March 2020, a deadly attack took place at the Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib Gurdwara in the Short Bazar area of Kabul in which 27 Sikhs were killed and several were injured. Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility for the attack.