On Thursday morning, Punjab Police constable was killed and six others were injured when a group of Nihang Sikhs opened fire inside a gurdwara in Punjab’s Kapurthala district. Police said that the clashes took place over the ownership of the gurdwara.
Police have arrested 10 people from the Nihang sect for allegedly encroaching the gurdwara. One of the Nihang Sikhs fired at the cops when they had gone to clear the premises.
The policemen were standing on the road when the Nihangs opened fire at them, Kapurthala Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) Tejbir Singh Hundal told PTI.
Senior officials have rushed to the site and police personnel in large numbers have been deployed in the area, they said.
The Sultanpur Lodhi police Station House Officer (SHO) said the injured are being treated at Sultanpur Lodhi Civil Hospital.
