In yet another case of persecution of the Hindu community in Pakistan, a 12-year-old Hindu girl was allegedly abducted from a village near Naukot, Sindh.
According to reports, minor girl identified as Nilan Kolhi was allegedly abducted from Haji Sultan Tangri near Naukot.
Naukot Mirpurkhas Sindh:
A minor Hindu girl Nilan Kolhi, a 12-year-old was abducted by Altaf Tingri and his accomplices from the village of Haji Sultan Tangri near Naukot.
Parents are protesting #StopForcedConversions#saveminoritygirls#SaveMinoritiesInPakistan pic.twitter.com/yHtHHVwXLn— Narain Das Bheel (@NarainDasBheel8) April 13, 2023
The girl’s parents protested against the kidnapping.
According to the parents, the police registered the FIR stating the girl’s age to be 17-year-old whereas, they maintained, the girl is 12-year-old.
The kidnapping and abduction case of Nilan Kolhi, a 12-year-old minor Hindu girl kidnapped from Nayon Kot, has been registered against four accused. The parents said that the girl’s age is 12-13 years, but Police have mentioned 17-18 years in FIR.#HinduLivesMatters https://t.co/JdaKR05Q1J pic.twitter.com/rb8Vjb54Tx
— Narain Das Bheel (@NarainDasBheel8) April 13, 2023
The United Nations had also urged Pakistan to curtail the practice of forced marriages of young girls from religious minorities to Muslim men. The United Nations also called on Pakistani authorities to adopt and implement legislation in this regard.
In a statement, the UN further “expressed alarm” that young girls from religious minorities are kidnapped, trafficked, forcibly converted to Islam, and forced to marry men. The statement called on Pakistani authorities to curb this practice and uphold international human rights law.
