A Brampton father is doing all he can to raise the $125,000 he needs to pay as ransom for the release of his son, who has been kidnapped by Taliban guerrillas in Pakistan’s troubled northern regions.

“Please do help me release my son… they are cruel and have already killed a young man. I am so worried about my son,” Bishan Dass told Focus.

Dass said the terrorists, probably the Taliban, kidnapped his son Robin Singh, an IT professional, on Feb 12 and now demanding Pak Rs10 million (C$125,000) as ransom for Singh’s release.

For centuries, northwestern Pakistan has been home to a strong community of Sikhs.

Reports from Pakistan say that as a new pressure-building strategy, terrorists this month kidnapped at least three Sikhs, including Robin Singh, for ransom, and have since beheaded one of them.

Dass said his two sons Rajan Singh and Robin Singh are residents of Peshawar. Robin went missing Feb 12 while returning from work.

“Four days later my son Rajan received a call in which the caller said: ‘Your brother is with us.’ Two days later Rajan received another call in which the kidnappers demanded Pak Rs10 million for Robin’s release.

“Now we are so worried, what will happen?” said Dass.

The distraught Dass has now opened an account in CIBC and is pleading with the community to donate funds, towards his son’s early release.

For further information contact Bishan Dass on 905-452-8721.