By Jatinder Singh
Date: Wed Jul 09 ,1997WAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA, WAHEGURU JI KI FATEH.
Dear Sangat ji,
I am posting this because a veer ji has requested, so that we all can read it. i think it has also to do with sikhi too.
Here is a very interesting story of a kaur in a prison somewhere in the mediterranean sea islands to-day, prisoners are always shifted every now and then. at the time of arrest her name was not kaur but fatima. she got married to pakistani changed her religon. what i remember correct she has 2 children, whom she have not seen them since 1987, it was then when she was arrested. she was given 15 years in prison. why?????
She went to pakistan with her family, there the husband said to her "look you have to join your, job so go ahead, i will join you in 2 weeks with the children as i still have leave". so she went on, her bags were done by her and her husband. on the arrival at the airport customs checked her, found a large quantity of heroine. her husband never came and dont know till to-day where he is, nor the children.
I was visiting for some other reason the prison and somebody said "sat sri akal, sardar ji", i said to the prison guard how did you learn this, is there somebody sikh here. then he told me all the story. i visited her. she is known as kaur to-day again. she prays, she has got a gutkha from her family(parents) many years before. the parents are still in touch. there is a line she said which touched my heart she said "jewani dih bul, veer ji". i had tears, i couldnt speak. i call her, sometimes and will visit her from time to time. the case has been reopened, trying to get her pardoned, for the rest of the sentence.
Prisoners Lebanon
By Jatinder Singh
Date: Fri Jul 11, 1997Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh.
Dear sangat ji,
The country lebanon in the middle east(arabia), went thru a many styles of war from the 1970 to to-date it is divided, with a lot of militant groups running around.
During the 80's there was this immigration agents who told the young sikhs looking for jobs outside india, that a lot of jobs were available in lebanon as farmers and the pay was US $ 1000 or more a month. so many of them escaping hardship in india paid the agents a lot of money, many sold everything they had to get out.
when they arrived(by illegal ways), they were taken as prisoners by different militant groups.
they were forced to change religons or die, no choice for the sikhs. then they were given a few days training with guns and put to fight. once i saw a picture of 3 of them blind folded, hands tied behind, legs tied to-gather on the floor being given water by some soldiers. out of the 3, 2 later escaped to syria and then to turkey, where they both were shot dead for trying to cross the border.
the youngest one left behind was 16 years of age, afraid to go anyhwhere stayed behind. this young sikh is K. SINGH, his brother was shot dead in punjab by the police as a suspect for helping sikh militants. well k. singh was arrested by another militant group in lebanon, the other group send him on a mission across the border, where he was shot dead, the pictures were printed of his as a hero by islam militants called him jamal.
even to-day there are prisoners in lebanon, brought by agents in india. sad part is that these agents if they take them for a better livehood i understand. but the agents knowing the fact these men will die, they take money at home and from the groups. telling lies to the young men. some of these agents are sikhs too. dont these agents have families too.
now how do i know this, i have a friend journalist in lebanon, since 20 years i know him. i am in touch with him, he is trying to find the old pictures and articles if he can, lebanon has gone thru years of war.
with all the due respect to everyone and nets. i am not accusing anyone, but please understand me too. my humble request to all fellow sikhs no matter what sect or splinter group you belong, dont sell my postings to the agents or govt. agents and get me in trouble. i am doing for the love of sikhi. when i help prisoners i dont ask them caste or sect or groups they belong. (bul chuk maf for this paragraph).
i know very well i am risking a lot by opening my mouth.