The Maritime Sikh community is mourning Satinder Kaur, a 24-year-old woman who died Thursday after being hit by a transit bus in Halifax.

Satinder had been living in Canada for 3 years and recently obtained permanent residency. She attended the Sikh temple in Halifax with her husband.

Balbir Singh, secretary of the Sikh Maritime Society, said he had met Satinder several times. She was expected to be at the temple that day to participate in the Diwali celebrations.

“It feels like you’ve lost someone who knew you, someone you were close to. You can imagine when you hear the news that another girl has died today, it’s really unbelievable,” said Singh.

Singh said Satinder’s family has been struggling since Satinder’s death. The Sikh Society helped his family arrange his funeral.

“Her husband is here and her sister has arrived from Toronto. The rest of her family will come from India tomorrow,” Singh said. “Husband is so traumatized because he was so shocked by her death.”

Satinder’s death is the latest tragedy to rock the Sikh community. Members mourned the death of 19-year-old Gursimran Kaur, who was found by her mother in an oven at a Walmart in Halifax on October 19. Funeral arrangements for Gursimran have not been made.

“Two deaths in (the) span of 10 days is really … you’re not prepared for that. You are caught off guard,” Singh said.

In August, Singh arranged support for the 26-year-old’s family when she was reported missing and later found dead. Jashandeep was kayaking in Long Lake Provincial Park when police received a call from someone in the area who found her kayak empty of her personal belongings.

Singh said the community is in shock after the loss of the three young women,

“Everybody is concerned about why these young women who come with dreams to this beautiful land and meet this kind of end,” Singh said. “It was hard.”

The Maritime Sikh Society is offering counseling to the families of Gursimran and Satinder. The society organized additional workshops and counseling sessions for the community.

“We’re going to meet with all those people who have concerns or who need counseling so that those things can be addressed properly and people who are traumatized or people who have some kind of concern can access that.” , Singh said.

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