Patiala Nihang Attack: 7 arrested from Gurdwara in village Balbera

Seven fugitives, donning the robes of Nihangs, have been arrested from the Gurdwara in village Balbera, in Patiala on Sunday. The 'Nihangs' fled to Gurdwara Khichri Sahib from where the police managed to arrest them. The arrest comes after a policeman's hand was chopped off and two other policemen were injured after a group of Nihangs allegedly attacked them at Sanaur vegetable market in Patiala district. Punjab Chief Secretary KBS Sidhu took to Twitter and wrote: "7 fugitives, donning the robes of Nihangs, have been arrested from the Gurdwara in village Balbera. One of these was injured in the police firing and has been rushed to a hospital. The operation was supervised by IG Patiala Zone, Jatinder Singh Aulakh." https://www.facebook.com/ptcnewsonline/videos/256386445517173/?t=2 Meanwhile, the accused will now be taken to the CIA (Crime Investigation Agency) office for interrogation, a report suggested. Reportedly, two of them refused to cooperate and raised the religious and anti-police slogans. Also, they said that they were justified in their act of chopping off the hand of an on-duty ASI, identified as Harjeet Singh. The police is yet to search the residential premises near the gurdwara for arms. A police team met the village heads and local religious leaders and then took control of the gurdwara premises. Also Read | Patiala: ASI’s hand chopped off, two others injured in attack by ‘Nihangs’ [VIDEO] Reportedly, the Sanaur residents claimed that the 'Nihangs' have been often found breaking the laws. They also claimed that no action was taken against them in the past. A few of them had recently slapped an elderly man and his son following a road rage incident near Sanaur. However, a compromise was struck later. -PTC News