NEW DELHI: Officials have sent back 14 Indians who had come to participate in the 556th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion. The 14 Indian Hindus were sent back on the grounds that they were not Sikhs. Initially, they were allowed entry, but later it was pointed out that all 14 of them were Hindus and not Sikhs.

The group was part of a larger contingent of around 2,100 people travelling to Pakistan to celebrate the 556th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji at Nankana Sahib, his birthplace. They had obtained valid visas through the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) and completed the necessary immigration formalities on the Indian side. They were initially processed at the Indian immigration check post and proceeded to the Pakista

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