Militants take Sikh leader hostage

HANGU - Militants in lower Aurakzai Agency Tuesday forcibly occupied 10 houses of Sikh minority and took their leader as hostage for ransom. As per details the militants in their first ever 'attempt on Sikh minority, resorted to forcible occupation of 10 of their houses in Samar Ferozkhel area of lower Aurakzai Agency. The militants also took their leader Sardar Kalyan Singh as hostage and came up with the demand of paying them Rs 60 million as ransom. The frightened Sikh community quitted their houses in the area and began shifting to other places of security from the probable wrath of militants that had currently occupied 10 of their houses in the locality.

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