Jalandhar, Nov. 15 -- A 50-year-old woman from Kapurthala went missing in Pakistan following celebrations of Guru Nanak Jayanti at Nankana Sahib.

Sarabjit Kaur, a resident of Amanipur village of the district, was part of 1,931 member jatha, which crossed over to Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah joint checkpost on November 4.

Sultanpur Lodhi deputy superintendent of police Dheerendra Verma said the woman was expected to return after the celebrations along with other members of the jatha but she went missing following which the central security agencies alerted the district police.

"We have initiated an investigation into the matter. We along with central intelligence and security agencies are inquiring about the background of the woman...