One hurt as Nihangs clash among each other near Quami Insaaf Morcha protest site in Mohali
1 year, 8 months ago

One hurt as Nihangs clash among each other near Quami Insaaf Morcha protest site in Mohali

Hindustan Times  

A Nihang Sikh, part of the ongoing Quami Insaaf Morcha near YPS Chowk, was grievously injured after he was attacked by fellow Nihangs with swords following an altercation, near a park in Sector 52 on Saturday night. The victim, identified Babbar Singh alias Chanddi Nihang, 29, of Manimajra, has received a deep cut on his left wrist, besides two wounds on arm, due to the sword attack. The accused have been identified as Nihang Mela Singh, 38, who is under arrest, and Fateh Singh, Jung Singh, Mor Singh, Rajput, Jassa, and three unidentified persons, who have been booked. Mataur station house officer Gabbar Singh said that following the argument, Mela Singh and his accomplices opened attack on the victim and eventually cut his wrist with a sword.

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Relative Killed, Four Injured in Ludhiana Attack
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Relative Killed, Four Injured in Ludhiana Attack

Hindustan Times  

A Nihang has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a relative to death and injuring four others using his kirpan in Suraj Nagar, Tedi Road, Shimlapuri. The victim, Nirmal Singh, was killed in an attack stemming from an old rivalry between the two families. The accused, Jatinder Singh, escaped after the incident but was later apprehended. The condition of one of …

Ludhiana: AAP Leader Tarlochan Singh Shot Dead In Khanna, Police Launch Probe
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ludhiana: AAP Leader Tarlochan Singh Shot Dead In Khanna, Police Launch Probe

ABP News  

Aam Aadmi Party leader Tarlochan Singh was allegedly shot dead by unidentified assailants in Khanna, located in Ludhiana district, on Monday evening, according to police. Singh, who served as the president of AAP's kisan wing in Khanna, was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital but was declared dead upon arrival. Senior Superintendent of Police Ashwini Gotyal, Superintendent of Police Saurav …

Chandigarh: Nihang attacks e-rickshaw driver with sword over smoking
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Chandigarh: Nihang attacks e-rickshaw driver with sword over smoking

Hindustan Times  

A nihang, who was serving langar outside the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, allegedly attacked a 20-year-old e-rickshaw driver with a sword for smoking, on Friday afternoon, The incident took place near PGIMER Gate Number 1. The incident took place near PGIMER Gate Number 1. According to police, the nihang, Jitender Singh, was part of a religious …

Four ‘Nihang’ men attack Shiv Sena leader with swords on busy Punjab road
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Four ‘Nihang’ men attack Shiv Sena leader with swords on busy Punjab road

Live Mint  

A Shiv Sena leader was attacked four men brandishing swords on Friday and rushed to the hospital in a serious condition. The incident took place in broad daylight on a busy stretch of road outside the Ludhiana civil hospital in Punjab. Visuals shared online show four nihangs — members of a warrior Sikh sect typically garbed in blue robes and …

Punjab: Nihang Sikh murders sacrilege suspect at Phagwara gurdwara
11 months, 1 week ago

Punjab: Nihang Sikh murders sacrilege suspect at Phagwara gurdwara

Hindustan Times  

A Nihang Sikh, Ramandeep Singh, murdered an unidentified youngster at Gurdwara Chaura Khooh in Phagwara early on Tuesday on the suspicion that he had committed a sacrilege, police said. Police at Gurdwara Chaura Khooh in Phagwara, where a Nihang Sikh murdered a youngster early on Tuesday. Deputy inspector general of police S Bhoopati and Kapurthala senior superintendent of police Vatsala …

2 arrested for sheltering terrorists who killed civilians in J&K's Rajouri
1 year, 3 months ago

2 arrested for sheltering terrorists who killed civilians in J&K's Rajouri

India Today  

The National Investigative Agency on Saturday arrested two people for sheltering terrorists involved in the firing incident that killed five people in Dhangri village in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri in January this year. As per NIA, the two accused had provided logistical support to the terrorists for more than two months and sheltered them in a hideout that they constructed …

YPS Chowk clash: One Nihang sent to police remand
1 year, 8 months ago

YPS Chowk clash: One Nihang sent to police remand

Hindustan Times  

An accused for injuring a Nihang in the clash at YPS Chowk, site of Quami Insaaf Morcha protest, was produced before a court and sent to one-day police custody. Police said that the incident took place following a heated argument between Mela Singh and Babbar Singh. “Incident being blown out of proportion” The QIM coordination committee, led by Gurcharan Singh, …

Chandigarh: Two Nihangs clash with swords, one seriously injured
1 year, 8 months ago

Chandigarh: Two Nihangs clash with swords, one seriously injured

Hindustan Times  

A Nihang Sikh suffered serious injuries in a clash with another during the ongoing Qaumi Insaf Morcha, police said. Police said that the incident took place on midnight Saturday after two men landed into a heated argument while they were sitting near a park in Sector 52 The victim has been identified as Chanddi Nihang of Manimajra, Chandigarh. Police said …

Mohali: Nihang found dead at YPS Chowk identified
1 year, 8 months ago

Mohali: Nihang found dead at YPS Chowk identified

Hindustan Times  

The Nihang found dead in one of the tents set up by the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha at their YPS Chowk blockade on Friday has been identified as a native of Ludhiana, police said on Saturday. Deputy superintendent of police Harsimran Singh Bal said the deceased was identified as Surjit Singh, a resident of Gorsian village, near Sidhwan Bet in Ludhiana. …

Chandigarh-Mohali Border Under Tight Vigil as Mob, on Horses, Clash with Cops Using Swords; Many Hurt
1 year, 10 months ago

Chandigarh-Mohali Border Under Tight Vigil as Mob, on Horses, Clash with Cops Using Swords; Many Hurt

News 18  

Security was strengthened near Chandigarh-Mohali border on Thursday as workers of Quami Insaaf Morcha continued their protest, seeking the release of Sikh prisoners. At least seven Punjab police personnel were injured a day ago as protesters went on a rampage, smashing vehicles and clashing with cops using swords and sticks. According to local reports, Quami Insaaf Morcha protesters gathered near …

Patiala Clashes: Key Accused Barjinder Singh Parwana Among Three Arrested
2 years, 7 months ago

Patiala Clashes: Key Accused Barjinder Singh Parwana Among Three Arrested

News 18  

The main accused in the clashes in Patiala, Barjinder Singh Parwana, was among three more people arrested in connection with the violence that had left four people injured, the Punjab Police said on Sunday. Addressing the media here, Inspector General of Police Mukhwinder Singh Chhina said, the main accused Barjinder Singh Parwana has been arrested from Mohali. Singla, the working …

Singhu border killing: Victim Lakhbir was taken to protest site by accused Nihang himself, says report
3 years, 2 months ago

Singhu border killing: Victim Lakhbir was taken to protest site by accused Nihang himself, says report

Op India  

Last week, a group of Nihangs had brutally lynched a poor labourer named Lakhbir Singh to death. As per a report in Indian Express, the police investigation has revealed that Lakhbir, a poor labourer and allegedly an addict, was probably taken to the Singhu border protest site by a Nihang leader named Sarbjit Singh. Punjab govt forms SIT Though the …

Who are the Nihang Sikhs? The ultra religious Indian group accused of lynching labourer
3 years, 2 months ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After the video went viral and caused a nationwide …

Watch: Nihang Sikh breaks leg of poultry farm worker for not giving chicken
3 years, 2 months ago

Watch: Nihang Sikh breaks leg of poultry farm worker for not giving chicken

Op India  

The Nihang Sikhs camping at the Singhu border have been in the headlines ever since they brutally lynched a Dalit labourer Lakhbir Singh. A poultry farm worker was allegedly beaten up at the border area for not yielding to the demands of a Nihang Sikh. A report by the Hindi daily, Dainik Bhaskar, suggests that a Nihang named Naveen Sandhu, …

Nihangs still camping at Singhu border, say they will repeat incidents like Lakhbir Singh murder and free their arrested leaders
3 years, 2 months ago

Nihangs still camping at Singhu border, say they will repeat incidents like Lakhbir Singh murder and free their arrested leaders

Op India  

The brutal lynching of a Dalit labourer Lakhbir Singh at the Singhu-Kundli border is one of the most heinous crimes in recent times. As per a report by the New Indian Express, the Nihangs have threatened to ensure that the four of their leaders who have surrendered in this case are released from police custody ‘by force.’ Nihangs demand a …

Dalit Lakhbir Singh cremated without Sikh priest, SC body raises objection
3 years, 2 months ago

Dalit Lakhbir Singh cremated without Sikh priest, SC body raises objection

Op India  

On Saturday, Lakhbir Singh was cremated amidst tight security in his native place in Cheema Kalan in Punjab, days after he was lynched to death by Nihang Sikhs at Delhi-Haryana border for the alleged sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib. The family members were directed by villagers to not perform Sikh religious rituals and conduct only the last rites of Lakhbir …

'22 Wounds, Excessive Bleeding': Autopsy Report of Singhu Lynching Victim Reveals Gruesome Details
3 years, 2 months ago

'22 Wounds, Excessive Bleeding': Autopsy Report of Singhu Lynching Victim Reveals Gruesome Details

News 18  

The post mortem report of the Dalit labourer Lakhbir Singh, who was lynched at the farmers’ protest site at Delhi’s Singhu border revealed that he had 22 injury marks on his body and died of excessive bleeding due to several deep wounds. On Friday, the body of the 35-year-old labourer Lakhbir Singh hailing from Punjab’s Tarn Taran district was discovered …

Singhu border case: Second Nihang Sikh confesses to killing Lakhbir Singh; arrested
3 years, 2 months ago

Singhu border case: Second Nihang Sikh confesses to killing Lakhbir Singh; arrested

India TV News  

A second member of the Nihang Sikh, who was allegedly involved in killing farm labourer Lakhbir Singh at the Singhu border on Friday, was arrested by the Punjab police on Saturday. Singhu border case: 2 more surrender before police Two more accused have surrendered before Sonipat Police in connection with the lynching of a Dalit labourer at a farmers' protest …

Two more Nihang Sikhs arrested in Singhu border lynching case
3 years, 2 months ago

Two more Nihang Sikhs arrested in Singhu border lynching case

Op India  

Two more Nihang Sikhs have been arrested in connection with the brutal lynching of a man at the farmer protest site at Singhu border. According to reports, the two men Bhagwant Singh and Govind Singh were arrested after they surrendered before the Haryana police at the Singhu-Kundli border. Two more Nihang Singhs named Gobind Singh and Bhagwant Singh surrender themselves …

After Lakhbir Singh lynching, another man recalls assault by Nihang Sikhs
3 years, 2 months ago

After Lakhbir Singh lynching, another man recalls assault by Nihang Sikhs

Op India  

At the advent of the heinous killing of the Dalit labourer at the Singhu-Kundli border on Friday, October 15, another victim has come forth to reveal similar atrocities meted out at him by the Nihang Sikhs at a farmer protest site. Kundli border murder by Nihang Sikhs Lakhbir Singh’s brutally mutilated body, with his hands and legs severed, was reportedly …

Singhu Border Lynching Case: Two More Nihangs Surrender Before Police; 4 Arrested So Far
3 years, 2 months ago

Singhu Border Lynching Case: Two More Nihangs Surrender Before Police; 4 Arrested So Far

News 18  

Two more Nihang Sikh members were arrested by Haryana Police on Saturday in connection with the brutal murder of Dalit Sikh Lakhbir Singh making the total number of arrests in the case four. Hours later, SSP Amritsar Rural Rakesh Kaushal said one more accused named Nihang Narayan Singh, who claims to be one among others who lynched Lakhbir Singh, was …

Member of Nihang Sikhs Surrenders Before Police In Singhu Lynching Case, Detained
3 years, 2 months ago

Member of Nihang Sikhs Surrenders Before Police In Singhu Lynching Case, Detained

News 18  

Accused Nihang Sarabjit Singh has been detained after the brutal lynching of a Dalit man at a farmers’ protest site in Kundli near the Delhi-Haryana Singhu border by a group of Nihang Sikhs, sources told News18. Sarabjit Singh’s father Kashmir Singh has also been been arrested from Sonipat by Haryana Police, sources told News18. NCSC Calls for Strict Action, BJP …

Nihang Sikhs on Police Radar After Body with Hands Cut Off Found at Singhu; FIR Filed
3 years, 2 months ago

Nihang Sikhs on Police Radar After Body with Hands Cut Off Found at Singhu; FIR Filed

News 18  

The man found hanging with hands and legs chopped off near the farmers’ protest site on Haryana-Delhi Singhu border was allegedly killed by a group of Nihang Sikhs “on suspicion of disrespecting the Sikh holy book”, police said on Friday after a preliminary probe. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the umbrella body of farmer unions spearheading the ongoing protests against the …

2 Nihangs attack police with swords in Punjab, both shot dead
3 years, 9 months ago

2 Nihangs attack police with swords in Punjab, both shot dead

India Today  

A clash broke out between police and Nihang Sikhs on Sunday in Punjab's Tarn Taran. Two police officers have been seriously injured in the incident which took place in Sur Singh village of Punjab's Tarn Taran district. The confrontation, according to sources, erupted after police received information that two Nihangs had entered the area after carrying out a murder in …

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