Eight people from Amritsar, including 2 NRIs, on Hemkund Sahib yatra missing for more than a week

  • | Friday | 14th July, 2017

DEHRADUN: Eight people from Amritsar who had come to offer prayers at the Hemkund Sahib gurudwara near Joshimath in Chamoli district have been reported missing for more than a week. The eight people have been untraceable since then.The other passengers in the white Toyota Innova have been identified as Kulbeer Singh, Harkeval Singh, Pala Singh, Gora Singh, Jasbir Singh, Iqbal Singh and Paramjeet Singh. Out of the eight, two are NRIs based in the USA.According to police sources, the missing persons, seven of whom are relatives, hail from Mahita Chowk of Amritsar and were travelling in a white SUV. Our teams are inspecting the route to Hemkund Sahib and other adjoining areas,” Bhatt added.Hemkund Sahib is a prominent Sikh shrine located at almost 15,000-foot above sea level. Our teams are checking CCTV cameras, contacting various people at parking lots and investigating records of hotels and eateries.

DEHRADUN: Eight people from Amritsar who had come to offer prayers at the Hemkund Sahib gurudwara near Joshimath in Chamoli district have been reported missing for more than a week. Out of the eight, two are NRIs based in the USA.According to police sources, the missing persons, seven of whom are relatives, hail from Mahita Chowk of Amritsar and were travelling in a white SUV. They were last heard of on July 6 when the vehicle’s driver, Mehnga Singh, made a call to his family to inform them about his visit to the shrine. The eight people have been untraceable since then.The other passengers in the white Toyota Innova have been identified as Kulbeer Singh, Harkeval Singh, Pala Singh, Gora Singh, Jasbir Singh, Iqbal Singh and Paramjeet Singh. Harkeval and Paramjeet are the two missing NRIs.The matter came to light when a family member, Lovepreet Singh, reported the issue to Punjab police on Wednesday, who got in touch with their counterparts in Chamoli district. A missing complaint was lodged at the Govindghat police station in Chamoli after which police teams initiated a hunt.The search operations are being monitored by additional director general of police (ADG), law and order, Ram Singh Meena.When contacted, superintendent of police (SP), Chamoli, Tripti Bhatt said, “An extensive hunt has been launched to find the missing persons. Our teams are checking CCTV cameras, contacting various people at parking lots and investigating records of hotels and eateries. Police are also contacting people at different dharamshalas, gurudwaras and shopkeepers to collect any possible clue about them.”“We have also passed information to the nearby districts. Our teams are inspecting the route to Hemkund Sahib and other adjoining areas,” Bhatt added.Hemkund Sahib is a prominent Sikh shrine located at almost 15,000-foot above sea level. The shrine remains inaccessible from October through April because of snow-bound paths and glaciers. This year, the shrine opened on May 25.

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