CHANDIGARH: A police personnel was killed whereas 5 others suffered accidents after Nihang Sikhs opened fireplace at them in Punjab’s Sultanpur Lodhi on Thursday morning.
The firing was a results of stress brewing between two teams of Nihangs over management of a gurdwara.
The incident occurred when the policemen went to arrest some Nihangs in a case registered towards them, stated a senior police official whereas speaking to information company PTI.
“The policemen have been standing on the street when the Nihangs opened fireplace at them,” stated Kapurthala superintendent of police (Headquarters) Tejbir Singh Hundal.
Police personnel in massive numbers have been deployed within the space.