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Pakistani Man Arrested For Attacking Sikh Shrine in England

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A Pakistani-origin man has been arrested by the police in England's Derby for allegedly vandalising the Guru Arjan Dev Ji Gurudwara in the area on Monday. According to sources, the man had posted a message seeking support for Pakistan on the Kashmir issue before going on to vandalise the gurudwara.

Sources added that the officials have identified the apprehended individual as a man of Pakistani origin and that he is being held for the attack on the Guru Arjan Dev Ji Gurudwara that took place on Monday morning in Derby.

The news has invited sharp condemnation from major political leaders and dignitaries of the Sikh community. Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh took to his official handle on Twitter yesterday to highlight that the incident of vandalism was "shocking" and said that "such intolerance and hatred must end if humanity has to survive".