The Kashmiri Sikh community was in the eye of a storm last month after an alleged forced conversion of a Sikh girl and her subsequent marriage to a Muslim man. The Kashmiri Sikh community was in the eye of a storm last month after an alleged forced conversion of a Sikh girl and her subsequent marriage to a Muslim man. A few days later, she was sent back to her family, and later married off to a Sikh man in Srinagar. Talking to The Indian Express, Kashmiri Sikhs said they have struggled to present their real concerns over alleged forced conversion as the narrative in popular media is often dominated by fake news. The Sikh community in Kashmir cannot feel threatened by just this one incident.

Source: Indian Express July 08, 2021 22:41 UTC