Where Is Sarabjit Kaur? Nikahnama Of Missing Sikh Woman Surfaces, Claims Conversion, Marriage In Pakistan

Sarabjit Kaur missing Pakistan: A 55-year-old Sikh woman from Punjab, who travelled to Pakistan as part of a religious jatha for Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Parkash Purab, has gone missing under circumstances that have triggered alarm across security agencies and Sikh organisations on both sides of the border. The woman, identified as Sarabjit (Sarbjeet) Kaur of Kapurthala district, failed to return with the 1,923-member delegation on November 13, prompting an immediate multi-agency probe.

Nikahnama Claims Conversion, Marriage In Pakistan

A nikahnama and a copy of a passport, circulated widely and cited by CNN-News18, suggest that Sarabjit adopted Islam and married a man named Nasir Hussain, a resident of Nayi Abadi, Sheikhupura. The document states she took the name 'Noor' before the marriage.

Immigration authorities in India flagged the matter as soon as the returning jatha’s headcount showed one pilgrim missing. Sarabjit’s name was absent from both Pakistan’s exit logs and India’s re-entry list. The Indian High Commission in Islamabad has since contacted Pakistani agencies to establish whether she stayed back voluntarily, disappeared, or moved elsewhere without documentation.

Preliminary checks of her travel papers have raised additional concerns. Her passport reportedly carries an address from Muktsar instead of her current Kapurthala residence, and lists her father, not her husband, in the family column. Officials also found that key fields in the Pakistani immigration form, including citizenship and passport number, were left blank.

Earlier Criminal Cases Come Under Scanner

According to a report by IANS, police sources in Kapurthala have confirmed that Sarabjit had three past criminal cases against her, including cheating and fraud. Her two sons also face multiple cases across Kapurthala, Sultanpur Lodhi, and Kabirpur police stations, and are currently out on bail. Her estranged husband has been residing in England for over 15 years.

Officials involved in the probe say coordination is ongoing at multiple levels. The Punjab Police have sent preliminary reports to central agencies, while the Indian High Commission continues liaison with Pakistani authorities.

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Sikh bodies have expressed deep unease, noting that similar incidents in the past have involved allegations of coercion or forced religious conversion. Community leaders argue that the disappearance, despite the presence of the Akal Takht Jathedar leading the pilgrimage, reflects a worrying gap in safeguards promised by both governments.

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For now, the focus remains on determining whether Sarabjit Kaur is safe, and whether the documents emerging in Pakistan reflect choice, fabrication, or pressure.