Hindu Villagers Attack Gurdwara Sahib in Kaithal; 50 Year Old Sikh Lost Life, 16 Others Injured  

CHANDIGARH, Punjab—On March 23, an innocent Sikh Shamsher Singh (50) reportedly lost life and several others got injured in an attack on a Gurdwara Sahib of Badsui village of Kaithal (Haryana) by the Hindu villagers. It is learnt that the Hindu assailants even tried to attack the holy corpus of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji but the Sikh men present inside the Gurdwara premises succeeded in defending the holy corpus.

Sikh24 has learnt that the Sikhs were attacked in a pre-planned way by the Hindus as there was a longstanding dispute of land between the two communities of Badsui village. A few months ago, the issue was resolved with the interference of village Panchayat but the Hindu villagers crossed the line of mutual understanding in a deliberated way and later attacked the Sikhs showing hooliganism over the minority.  

An injured Sikh told the media that the Hindu villagers erected the boundary wall in the night while illegally taking possession of Gurdwara Sahib’s land. “When we (Sikhs) gathered together in the morning hours and went to the Temple to express our objection to their move, they attacked us due to which one of us lost life while several others got injured,” he added.

The injured Sikh further informed that the Hindu villagers then attacked on Gurdwara Sahib while hurling stones and bricks, but the Sikhs present there succeeded in shielding the Gurdwara premises. “One of us died and two others got seriously injured during this attack while we eight are getting treatment here in the local hospital,” he said while adding that the seriously injured have been transferred to PGI, Chandigarh.

Meanwhile, it is learnt that a case has been registered against 35 Hindu villagers and the Police has rounded up 17 Hindu assailants. The police has also destroyed the illegal wall constructed by the Hindu villagers during the darkness of the night hours. A Special Investigation Team has been also constituted to probe the incident.

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