A mob of sword-wielding Sikhs on Monday attacked policemen, injuring at the least 4 of them, after being denied permission to carry a public procession in Nanded as a result of coronavirus pandemic, an official mentioned.
A viral video confirmed the sword-wielding mob barging out of the gurdwara, breaking the barricades put up by police and attacking the policemen.
Several autos had been additionally broken within the violence.
“Permission for the Hola Mohalla public procession was not granted due to the pandemic. The gurdwara committee was informed and they had assured us that they would abide by our directives and hold the event inside the gurdwara premises,” Nanded Range DIG Nisar Tamboli informed PTI.
“However, when the Nishan Sahib was brought at the gate around 4 pm, several participants started arguing and over 300 youth stormed out of the gate, broke the barricades and began attacking the policeman,” he mentioned.
Tamboli mentioned the situation of one of many 4 constables was severe.
He mentioned six autos of police had been broken by the mob.
Tamboli mentioned an FIR might be registered towards at the least 200 folks underneath sections 307 (try to homicide), 324 (voluntary inflicting damage with harmful weapons), 188 (Disobeying the order of public servant), 269 (Negligent act prone to unfold an infection) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and for rioting.
“Those involved in violence will be arrested,” he added.
Nishan Sahib is a triangular saffron-coloured flag furling exterior a gurdwara on a metal pole lined with a saffron colored material. The flag additionally has an insignia referred to as Khanda within the center, which incorporates two swords and a chakra.
Hola Mohalla (Hola) is a Sikh pageant that comes a day after Holi.
Unlike Holi, when folks sprinkle the colored powder on one another, Hola Mohalla is an event for Sikhs to exhibit their martial abilities.
Nanded is a crucial Sikh pilgrimage centre as it’s house to a sacred shrine, the Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchal Nagar Sahib. It was right here that the tenth and final Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708), anointed the holy ebook Guru Granth Sahib because the everlasting Guru of Sikhism and spent the final 14 months of his life.
