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Oak Creek shooting victim Satwant Singh honoured

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Press Trust of India Amritsar

Singh was shot dead on August 5, 2012 during a shooting incident at the Oak Creek Sikh shrine in Wisconsin.

He was one of the founder-members of the shrine.

SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar and Jatehdar of the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, handed over a gold medal to Satwant's family at a brief religious ceremony.

Satwant's family had come to India to receive it.

  

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First Published: Aug 26 2010 | 12:58 PM IST

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