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2010 Sikh beheadings by the Taliban

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It was feared that the incident would adversely affect talks between India and Pakistan scheduled for 25 February. The men had gone to the tribal areas for work but were held by Taliban groups who apparently asked them to convert to Islam. The men resisted the conversion and were then beheaded.
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30 million for the release of the abducted Sikhs. According to sources, two of the kidnapped Sikhs were killed after their relatives failed to pay the ransom. Two Sikhs, Sukhjeet Singh and Gurvinder Singh, were later rescued by Pakistani security forces.
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Indian government sources stated that their heads were thrown in a common area to create fear in the community. India condemned the incident with its
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report later quoted sources as saying there was confusion on the exact numbers. It said that two men were beheaded, with bodies of Jaspal found in
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and the tribal belt, resulting in many fleeing to other Pakistani cities. The group demanded
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Beheading of 3 Sikhs in FATA, Pakistan by Pakistani Taliban
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Hate crimes in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks
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Index

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
FATA region
Pakistan
Coordinates
33°01′46″N 69°09′34″E / 33.02944°N 69.15944°E / 33.02944; 69.15944
Sikh youths
Beheading
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan
a series
Persecution of Sikhs

Sikh
Human rights abuses in Punjab, India
Punjabi Suba movement
Dharam Yudh Morcha
Rasta Roko Morcha
False encounters
Coerced religious conversion in Pakistan
Religious discrimination in Pakistan
Ethnic cleansing of Sikhs in Afghanistan
Sardarji joke
Quebec Kirpan ban
Quebec Bill 21
French ban on religious symbols in school
Turban bans
Anti-Sikh sentiment in Canada
Execution of Guru Arjan
Execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur
Saka Sirhind
Execution of Bhai Taru Singh

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