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'Wanted to meet Facebook friend,' says Amritsar pilgrim who went missing in Pak

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'Wanted to meet Facebook friend,' says Amritsar pilgrim who went missing in Pak
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'Wanted to meet Facebook friend,' Amarjit, who went missing in Pakistan While one pilgrim from Amritsar marries a Facebook friend and stays in Pakistan, here is another story where a missing Indian stayed in Pakistan to meet a Facebook friend. A video clipping had gone viral in which 24-year-old Amritsar man Amarjit Singh said he wanted to meet his Facebook friend Amir Razzak, who lived in Sheikhupura, in the garb of a pilgrim. He had gone missing in Pakistan during Baisakhi celebrations. Amarjit Singh, a resident of Niranjanpur village near Amritsar, had reached Pakistan along with other 1,700 Sikh pilgrims to celebrate Baisakhi on April 12. He said he lied to his friend’s family that his visa was valid for a month and a half. The real purpose of his attempting to overstay in Pakistan is still not clear. He said when Razzak’s family asked for his passport, he told them that since he was part of the jatha, the passport had been deposited with the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB).  His disappearance was noticed only when the entourage he was part of embarked upon the return journey. As he didn’t appear to claim his passport, the ETPB activists were alarmed and a search started. In the video clipping, he admitted that he had dodged the security guards to see his Facebook friend. “I contacted Razzak and told him about my Pakistan visit. I asked him how far was Sheikhupura and when he told me that it was not far, I decided to see him. I dodged the security only to meet my friend,” he said. He said when the news about his disappearance was flashed on TV, Razzak's family informed the ETPB and he was taken in custody on Monday evening. -PTC News-
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