A well-known Hindu doctor was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in the restive Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan on Dec 13th 2012. Lakshmi Chand was going home when two gunmen riding a motorcycle fired at him in Mastung town. Chand was killed instantly and the gunmen fled from the spot. Police sent the body for an autopsy and registered a case. Members of the minority Hindu community in Balochistan have been targeted by criminal gangs and extremists in recent months. Several Hindus, mostly petty traders, have been kidnapped for ransom. The murder appears to be one of the episodes of continued persecution of Hindus in Pakistan by Islamic adherents.
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