Nihangs attack Church congregation in Amritsar accusing them of conversion while congregation pelts stones at them, two injured, police files FIR: Details
1 year, 10 months ago

Nihangs attack Church congregation in Amritsar accusing them of conversion while congregation pelts stones at them, two injured, police files FIR: Details

Op India  

On May 21, a group of Nihangs allegedly attacked a congregation near Sikhpal Rana Ministries Church in the village Rajewal of district Amritsar. pic.twitter.com/W5h7VXvjlx — Nikhil Choudhary May 21, 2023 The Nihangs raised slogans against the church and accused them of forced conversions. Amritsar Rural SSP Satinder Singh, Superintendent of Police Jugraj Singh and police personnel from the nearby police station arrived at the scene to control the law and order situation. In August 2022, OpIndia reported a similar incident in Daduana village of Amritsar where Nihangs disrupted a Christian program over allegations of forced conversions.

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Nuh violence: Hindus trapped in temple amid stone pelting by Islamists rescued and escorted home, confirms police
1 year, 7 months ago

Nuh violence: Hindus trapped in temple amid stone pelting by Islamists rescued and escorted home, confirms police

Op India  

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Nihangs ‘threaten’ Christians for Good Friday procession in Amritsar, ASI suspended
1 year, 11 months ago

Nihangs ‘threaten’ Christians for Good Friday procession in Amritsar, ASI suspended

Hindustan Times  

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Punjab Church Vandalised 2 Days After Nihangs Booked For Disrupting Event; Probe Ordered
2 years, 6 months ago

Punjab Church Vandalised 2 Days After Nihangs Booked For Disrupting Event; Probe Ordered

News 18  

A group of people forcefully entered a church in Patti area of Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, vandalised statues of Jesus and Mary and set a car on fire, police said on Wednesday. The incident takes place two days after an FIR was filed against some Nihangs for allegedly disrupting an event organised by Christian missionaries at Daduana village in Amritsar …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Who are the Nihang Sikhs? The ultra religious Indian group accused of lynching labourer

The Independent  

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Grenade attack kills 3 at prayer meet in Amritsar, police consider terror angle
6 years, 4 months ago

Grenade attack kills 3 at prayer meet in Amritsar, police consider terror angle

Hindustan Times  

Two men on a motorcycle barged into a prayer hall near Amritsar and threw a grenade at a religious gathering on Sunday, killing three people including a preacher and injuring at least 20 in a suspected terror attack, police in Punjab said. In 2016, a group of terrorists stole a car belonging to a Punjab police official before launching a …

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