In an unfortunate incide, a police constable was killed while three other policemen sustained injuries when a group of 'Nihang🧜s' opened fire at them in Punjab's Kapurthala early Thursday, officials said.
All about the incident at Gurdwara
As per media reports, th🀅e incident took place when policemen tried to get Gurdwara Akal Bunga Sahib in Sultanpur Lodhi vacated from a faction of Nihangs led by Baba Mann Singh.
Thereafter, police registered anꩲ FIR in the matter and have already arrested 10 Nihangs b♛elonging to the Baba Mann Singh faction.
Senior police officers, including Kapurthala Senior Superintendent of Police Va♑tsala Gupta, rushed to the site. Police personnel in large numbers have been deployed in the area and it has been barricaded.
While policemen were standing on the road, some Nihangs opened🌸 fire at them, Kapurthala Superintendent of Police (Headquaꦅrters) Tejbir Singh Hundal told PTI.
Dispute between Nihangs
There was a dispute between two factions of Nihangs ov🐼er the possession 🅺of the gurdwara.
Some Nihangs owing allegiance to a faction led by Baba Man🉐n Singh on🌜 Tuesday tried to capture the gurdwara and allegedly beat up two Nihangs of the other faction led by Sant Balbir Singh of Baba Budha Dal.
On Wednesday, they alleged✨ly attacked the men of Baba Budha Dal in Bussowal village again.
Nihangs🤪 are Sikhs ar🙈med with traditional weapons and wear blue robes.
