Pastor shot dead in Ludhiana
2018-07-15
The pastor of a church was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants at Salem Tabri locality on 15 July, 2017. The victim was identified as pastor Sultan Masih. Two armed youths with their faces covered shot at the pastor from a close range. The bike-borne assailants fired multiple shots at the pastor, killing him on the spot. He sustained two bullet injuries in the chest and one in the head. At the time of the incident, Masih was standing outside the church and talking to someone on his mobile phone. He was rushed to DMC Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. His son Rahul Masih said his father, who was in-charge of the ‘The Temple of God Church’ in Slem Tabri locality, had been living here for the last 30 years and had no enmity with anybody. Masih ran a school for poor children inside the Temple of God church. Members of the community assembled outside the church and expressed anger at the attack. Police Commissioner RN Dhoke later visited the scene and urged them to maintain peace. Dhoke said CCTV cameras installed at the church captured the images of the assailants, but they could not be identified since it was dark.
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