Satkar committee members attack nihangs in hospital ward
Satkar committee members attack nihangs in hospital ward Two nihangs were injured as 15 activists of the Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Committee thrashed them in the surgical ward of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar. The attack took place despite police presence on the hospital premises. Deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Amrik Singh and other officials reached the spot to bring the situation under control. On Sunday, a Satkar committee member, also Ranjit Singh (40), was injured after he was allegedly thrashed by the nihangs owing allegiance to the Dashmesh Tarna Dal at Chogawan village in the district. The nihangs’ body had claimed they thrashed Ranjit in response to Satkar committee members attacking their fellow nihang Ranjit. The two sides were already in a tussle over some religious issues. “The Satkar committee members posted a video on social media to defame the nihangs,” said Narayan Singh, a nihang leader, from Amarkot in Tarn Taran. Amritsar senior superintendent of police (rural) Parampal Singh said a case was also registered against nihangs Major Singh, Bhupinder Singh, Vicky, Nishan Singh, Navpreeet Singh, Narayan Singh, Pargat Singh, Baldev Singh, Kala Jabbowal besides 10-12 unidentified people under Sections 365, 382, 341, 342, 323, 427, 295, 148, 149, 323 of IPC at the Rajasansi police station. -PTC News
