Nihangs take Sikh devotee hostage in Rudraprayag gurdwara, demand launch of 4 arrested in Karnaprayag conflict
A bunch of Nihangs have allegedly taken a Sikh devotee hostage on the terrace of a gurdwara in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district, demanding the discharge of 4 members of the sect who had been arrested following violence in Karnaprayag on June 16.
Police officers had been trying to barter with the Nihangs, assuring them that no motion shall be taken towards them and that they are going to be given protected passage again to Punjab in the event that they launch the devotee, in line with PTI. Nonetheless, the group has not responded to those assurances, until the time of reporting.
The gurdwara is situated within the Nagrasu space, between Rudraprayag and Gauchar on the Badrinath freeway.
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Sardar Beant Singh, who constructed the Nagrasu gurdwaratold reporters {that a} group of six Nihangs arrived on the shrine on Saturday night and requested for 50-60 rooms, claiming that an equal variety of Sikhs had been anticipated to reach from Punjab to carry an illustration towards the arrest of 4 Nihangs within the June 16 incident.
When the gurdwara administration refused their request, the Nihangs allegedly turned violent, took an aged Sikh devotee hostage, and moved to the highest flooring of the gurdwara, the place they locked themselves in.
What was the June 16 incident?
The 4 Nihang devotees had been arrested in reference to a conflict on June 16 that reportedly started after an altercation over parking close to a resort in Karnaprayag market.
A bunch of Nihang pilgrims was returning after providing prayers at Sri Hemkund Sahib Gurdwara once they acquired right into a heated argument with locals available in the market.
The pilgrims allegedly attacked the opposite group with swords, injuring 4 native residents. A Nihang pilgrim was additionally injured within the conflict.
Subsequently, 4 Nihang pilgrims, all residents of Mohali in Punjab, had been arrested in reference to the incident.
The six Nihangs who arrived on the Nagrasu gurdwara had reportedly come from Mohali to stage a sit-in protest on Sunday towards what they described as “one-sided motion” by the authorities within the Karnaprayag incident.
(With PTI inputs)
