United Sikhs fight for justice in the assassination of humanitarian volunteer

Militants Reportedly Shot Charanjeet Singh in His Own Grocery Store

Charanjeet Singh

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — In response to the reported militant attack that tragically claimed the life of UNITED SIKHS Volunteer Charanjeet Singh, the global nonprofit organization today urged the United States and Pakistan government to provide necessary security measures for the local Sikh community.

Immediately after news of the atrocious crime broke, UNITED SIKHS reached out to Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Peshawar Mayor Muhammad Asim Khan, the U.S. Consulate, Dept. of State and Commission on International Religious Freedom to discuss the heinous violation of human rights.

“We call upon the government to urgently implement additional security measures to protect the Sikh community, as we are in a state of shock at this horrific crime,” said UNITED SIKHS Pakistan Coordinator Herdyal Singh, who is related to the victim. “Our International Civil and Human Rights Advocacy legal team is actively working with local authorities to ensure the perpetrators are apprehended swiftly and justice is served. We ask anyone with any information on the attack to come forward.”

A father of three (one daughter, age 16, and two sons, ages 18 and 20), Charanjeet Singh opened his shop in Peshawar to provide for his family. He volunteered with UNITED SIKHS on a number of international relief efforts, including assistance programs for Pakistan’s internally displaced people. He is being remembered by the community as a beloved human rights and interfaith activist.

In light of this tragic news, UNITED SIKHS also remind the global Sikh community to be vigilant against hate crimes and report them immediately to our ICHRA legal division via the online reporting form: https://unitedsikhs.org/our-forms/report-hate-bias-crime-incident/

Issued by:
Manwinder Singh
Legal Director, UNITED SIKHS
E:law-global@unitedsikhs.org