New Delhi: An Indian Sikh woman, part of a jatha – a religious group – has gone missing while on a trip to Pakistan. This has raised serious concerns for authorities on both sides of the border.

Sarabjit Kaur (52), a resident of Kapurthala in Punjab, was part of a delegation of nearly 2,000 Sikh pilgrims who crossed the Wagah-Attari border on November 4 to mark the 555th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. ADVERTISEMENT

The group returned to India on November 13 after visiting Gurudwaras across Pakistan. Kaur did not return though. Her name was missing from both Pakistan’s exit records and India’s re-entry logs, prompting immediate concern.

A nikahnama, or marriage certificate, has since emerged. Written in Urdu, it claims that Kaur converted to Islam, adopted the name Noor, and marri

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