NEW DELHI: India on Friday summoned a senior official of the
Pakistan High Commission
and lodged a strong protest over recent cases of abduction of minor girls belonging to minority Hindu community in that country, official sources said.
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As per reports, two minor girls, Shanti Meghwad and Sarmi Meghwad belonging to the minority Hindu community were abducted from a village in
Sindh province
on January 14.
"Pakistan has been conveyed the grave concerns as expressed amongst various quarters of the Indian civil society at such a shocking and deplorable incident involving minor girls from the minority Hindu community there. The incidents have been strongly condemned, and India has asked for immediate and safe return of these girls to their families," said a source.
These girls belonged to
Umar Village
in Sindh, according to reports.
In another incident, a minor girl, Mehak, also belonging to the minority Hindu community, was abducted from the Jacobabad district of Sindh province in
Pakistan on January 15, according to reports.