Nihang Sikh Kills Punjab Youth Over Suspicion of Sacrilege in Phagwara, Uploads Video
11 months, 1 week ago

Nihang Sikh Kills Punjab Youth Over Suspicion of Sacrilege in Phagwara, Uploads Video

News 18  

A young man was allegedly killed on Tuesday at a Gurudwara in Punjab’s Phagwara by a Nihang Sikh over suspicion of sacrilage attempt. Last year, protests broke out across Punjab after a man allegedly hit two Sikh priests and desecrated the Guru Granth Sahib at the gurdwara in Morinda. The incident drew condemnation from Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and other leaders cutting across political parties as well as Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh and SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami. Earlier, a man allegedly desecrated the Sri Gutka Sahib, a holy book of the Sikhs, at a gurdwara in Gurdaspur’s Shuor Kalan village.

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Pakistan: Hindu Pilgrim Shot Dead Near Nankana Sahib Ahead Of Guru Nanak Gurpurab
1 month, 1 week ago

Pakistan: Hindu Pilgrim Shot Dead Near Nankana Sahib Ahead Of Guru Nanak Gurpurab

ABP News  

Pakistan News: A Pakistani Hindu from Larkana in Sindh province of Pakistan was killed near Nankana Sahib late Wednesday night. The incident took place near Chak 572, Bhagaur, on the Mananwala-Nankana Sahib Road, and the assailants were said to be a gang of robber, a Dawn report said. According to the complainant, the report said, Akshat Kumar from Osta Muhammad, …

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 …

Amritsar: Nihang Sukhdev Singh murders neighbour Malkit Singh
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Amritsar: Nihang Sukhdev Singh murders neighbour Malkit Singh

Op India  

35-year-old Malkit Singh, a resident of Jahangir village of Kambo police station area in Amritsar, Punjab was brutally beaten to death by his neighbour Nihang Sukhdev Singh on Wednesday. A fight erupted between the two over the issue on the night of 28th August after which Sukhdev Singh broke into his house through the roof on the morning of 29th …

Man thrashed to death in Ferozepur village over alleged sacrilege
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Man thrashed to death in Ferozepur village over alleged sacrilege

Hindustan Times  

A 25-year-old man was hacked to death with swords by a mob, allegedly after he tore off the pages of Guru Granth Sahib in a village in Ferozepur. According to a complaint filed by Lakhvir Singh of Mahalam village, Bakhsish Singh of Talli Gulam village had visited the gurdwara in Bandala village around 2.30 pm. Lakhvir claimed that the alleged …

Canada charges three Indian nationals for assassination of Sikh separatist
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Canada charges three Indian nationals for assassination of Sikh separatist

CNN  

CNN — Three men have been arrested and charged in Canada for allegedly murdering a prominent Sikh separatist, according to police, in a case Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has previously linked to the Indian government, drawing vehement protests from New Delhi. They are also charged on a second count for using a firearm “on or about June 18, 2023… to …

Killing at Phagwara gurdwara: Murder charges slapped against nihang, sent to 7-day custody
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Killing at Phagwara gurdwara: Murder charges slapped against nihang, sent to 7-day custody

Hindustan Times  

Nine days after a 35-year-old youth was allegedly murdered at Phagwara gurdwara, the Kapurthala police have slapped murder charges against the accused nihang Ramandeep Singh. Nihang Ramandeep Singh Earlier, the accused was arrested under sections 304 and 295A of the Indian Penal Code. Kapurthala senior superintendent of police Vatsala Gupta said that section 302 of the IPC has been added …

Murder in Phagwara gurdwara: Nihang may have killed victim for publicity: ADGP
11 months ago

Murder in Phagwara gurdwara: Nihang may have killed victim for publicity: ADGP

Hindustan Times  

A nihang, who killed a 35-year-old youth at Phagwara gurdwara, has been sent to seven-day police remand on Wednesday. Accused Ramandeep Singh was arrested after he allegedly hacked a youth to death on the suspicion that he had committed a sacrilege at Gurdwara Chaura Khooh in Phagwara early Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, Punjab additional director general of police Gurinder Singh Dhillon …

Punjab: Nihang kills ‘sacrilege suspect’ at Phagwara gurdwara
11 months ago

Punjab: Nihang kills ‘sacrilege suspect’ at Phagwara gurdwara

Hindustan Times  

A Nihang, Ramandeep Singh, allegedly murdered a man at Gurdwara Chaura Khooh in Phagwara early on Tuesday morning on the suspicion that he had committed a ‘sacrilege’, police said. “The police team led by Phagwara superintendent of police Gurpreet Singh has been constituted to probe the incident on the basis of all facts and merits,” Dhillon said. Police said as …

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 …

Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Sikh separatist leader whose killing has divided Canada and India?
1 year, 3 months ago

Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Sikh separatist leader whose killing has divided Canada and India?

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hardeep Singh Nijjar was president of Guru Nanak …

Who is Hardeep Singh Nijjar – Sikh separatist leader murdered in Canada
1 year, 3 months ago

Who is Hardeep Singh Nijjar – Sikh separatist leader murdered in Canada

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hardeep Singh Nijjar was president of Guru Nanak …

Islamic State group claims killing Sikh man in Pakistan's northwest
1 year, 5 months ago

Islamic State group claims killing Sikh man in Pakistan's northwest

The Hindu  

Gunmen shot and killed a member of Pakistan’s minority Sikh community in an overnight attack in the northwestern city of Peshawar, police said Sunday. Mr. Khan said the assailants opened fire at Singh while he was returning home from a suburban area. The Islamic State group in a statement claimed responsibility for the killing, saying Singh had been a follower …

Sikh man shot dead by unknown gunmen in Pakistan's Peshawar
1 year, 5 months ago

Sikh man shot dead by unknown gunmen in Pakistan's Peshawar

India Today  

A Sikh man was shot dead by unidentified gunmen here on Saturday, in the latest incident of targeted attacks against minority communities in Pakistan. READ | Woman suicide bomber kills 1 police, injures 5 in Pakistan's Turbat A Sikh businessman was shot dead in the city by unknown assailants in March. In September last year, a well-known Sikh ‘hakeem’ was …

NCM seeks details of incidents of sacrilege in Punjab in past 45 years
1 year, 7 months ago

NCM seeks details of incidents of sacrilege in Punjab in past 45 years

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Minorities has written a letter to the Chief Secretary, Punjab, asking authorities to share a list of all incidents of sacrilege that have taken place in the State in the past 45 years. This comes after an incident of sacrilege at Gurudwara Sahib in Morinda, where a man forcefully entered the religious place and assaulted the …

Punjab: 24 year-old Canadian man attacked with sharp weapons for objecting to loud music, stabbed to death in Anandpur Sahib
1 year, 9 months ago

Punjab: 24 year-old Canadian man attacked with sharp weapons for objecting to loud music, stabbed to death in Anandpur Sahib

Op India  

On March 6, a 24-year-old man who came from Canada, identified as Pardeep Singh, succumbed to injuries he sustained after he was attacked during a brawl. The incident happened when Pardeep allegedly asked some youth not to play loud music at the entrance of the Gurudwara in Anandpur Sahib, District Ropar, Punjab. FIR has been registered & Accused has been …

Punjab: Man hacked to death by Nihangs for consuming alcohol, tobacco near Golden Temple | VIDEO
2 years, 3 months ago

Punjab: Man hacked to death by Nihangs for consuming alcohol, tobacco near Golden Temple | VIDEO

India TV News  

Highlights A 22-year-old man was hacked to death by two Nihang Sikhs near Amritsar's Golden Temple. Punjab news: In a gruesome incident, a 22-year-old man was hacked to death by two Nihang Sikhs near Amritsar's Golden Temple. In the two-minute video clip, two Nihang Sikhs could be seen engaging in an altercation with Harmanjeet. Amritsar Police Commissioner Arunpal Singh said …

Sikh Youth Attacks Two With Kirpan In Delhi's Kamala Nagar Market, One Dies
2 years, 8 months ago

Sikh Youth Attacks Two With Kirpan In Delhi's Kamala Nagar Market, One Dies

ABP News  

A Sikh youth, named Gurpreet Singh, attacked two persons with a Kirpan at the Kamla Nagar Market area in New Delhi on Tuesday. On Tuesday evening, Gurpreet had reached the Kamla Nagar Market area to acquire money from a person named Siyaram. During this altercation, Siyaram's companion Ganga Mahto came to save him and Gurpreet attacked him with a kirpan …

No evidence of sacrilege in Kapurthala, FIR to be amended: Punjab CM
2 years, 11 months ago

No evidence of sacrilege in Kapurthala, FIR to be amended: Punjab CM

Live Mint  

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday said that no evidence of sacrilege has been found in the Kapurthala case, wherein a man was lynched. Addressing a press conference, Channi said, "In Kapurthala, no evidence that sacrilege was done. There are over 30 sharp cut marks on the body including neck, head and hip," executive Senior Medical Officer Dr …

'Sacrilege accused should be hanged in public': Navjot Sidhu
3 years ago

'Sacrilege accused should be hanged in public': Navjot Sidhu

India TV News  

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has demanded public execution for those indulging in acts of desecrating religious texts. Addressing a rally at Malerkotla on Sunday, Sidhu said that such cases hurt people's sentiments and alleged that conspiracy is being hatched to disrupt peace in the state ahead of polls. Wherever sacrilege takes place, be it of Quran Sharif or …

Punjab Sacrilege Row: These 3 Dates Tell Us Why Beadbi Remains a Wound for Sikhs
3 years ago

Punjab Sacrilege Row: These 3 Dates Tell Us Why Beadbi Remains a Wound for Sikhs

The Quint  

Veteran journalist Jagtar Singh says, "One has to go back to the Sikh-Nirankari confrontation in 1978 that pushed Punjab into dark tunnel for more than a decade". The then leader of the Nirankaris Gurbachan Singh is also said to have compared himself to Guru Gobind Singh and said that he would create 'Sat Sitaras' to compliment the 'Panj Pyare' of …

Two lynchings in two days in Punjab: Here's all you need to know
3 years ago

Two lynchings in two days in Punjab: Here's all you need to know

Firstpost  

The sacrilege cases have been at the heart of political conflicts in Punjab since 2015 with each party accusing the other of inaction and promising that if they were to be elected to power they would investigate the issues Poll-bound Punjab is on the boil after two lynchings took place in two days following accusations of desecration, one at the …

One more lynched in Punjab over ‘sacrilege’
3 years ago

One more lynched in Punjab over ‘sacrilege’

The Hindu  

A day after a man was beaten to death over an alleged attempt to commit sacrilege in the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple in Punjab’s Amritsar, another incident of a man being killed by the angry mob occurred on Sunday in Kapurthala over another attempt of desecration. Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has announced that a Special …

Another Sacrilege Incident in Punjab Causes Uproar. Could it Hurt Channi's Chances in Next Year's Polls?
3 years ago

Another Sacrilege Incident in Punjab Causes Uproar. Could it Hurt Channi's Chances in Next Year's Polls?

News 18  

Another sacrilege issue has come to light in Punjab after a man was beaten to death for an act of “desecration” in Darbar Sahib – the Golden Temple. Parkash Singh Badal of Akali Dal, and five-time chief minister, said “the heinous attempt to commit sacrilege at Sachkhand Shri Harmandar Sahib” was “deeply shocking and exceedingly painful”. Badal’s son and SAD …

Man beaten to death for trying to 'steal' religious flag from gurdwara in Punjab's Kapurthala: Police
3 years ago

Man beaten to death for trying to 'steal' religious flag from gurdwara in Punjab's Kapurthala: Police

India Today  

Amid heightened tensions in Punjab over the attempted sacrilege incident at the Golden Temple, a man was beaten to death for allegedly trying to remove a religious flag from a gurdwara in Kapurthala district. Police say the man allegedly tried to remove Nishan Sahib, a religious flag of the Sikhs, from atop a gurdwara in Nizampur. Read | Punjab CM …

Man accused of 'sacrilege' bid at Amritsar's Golden Temple beaten to death
3 years ago

Man accused of 'sacrilege' bid at Amritsar's Golden Temple beaten to death

India Today  

A man accused of attempted sacrilege at the Golden Temple in Amritsar has died, police said on Saturday. Activists of various Sikh outfits gather outside the Golden Temple on Saturday | Prabhjot Singh Gill "Today, one 24-25-year-old man barged inside where the holy book is kept. Executive member of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Bhai Gurpreet Singh Randhawa took to …

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, …

'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 …

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 …

Explained | Who are the Nihangs?
3 years, 2 months ago

Explained | Who are the Nihangs?

The Hindu  

The Nihangs hit the headlines after a man was found murdered, allegedly for desecration of a Sikh holy book, at the Singhu border in Haryana’s Sonipat on October 15. In April 2020, a group of Nihangs allegedly attacked police officials and cut off the hand of one of the officers at a vegetable market in Punjab’s Patiala during the COVID-19 …

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 …

Kundli border: Farmer protest site turns murder scene, Nihang Sikhs chop of man's hand, hang body
3 years, 2 months ago

Kundli border: Farmer protest site turns murder scene, Nihang Sikhs chop of man's hand, hang body

Op India  

A man was found brutally murdered with his right hand chopped and hung to a barricade at the Kundli border farmers’ protest site just outside of New Delhi on Friday morning. As per The New Indian, an unidentified man was hacked to death by Nihang Sikhs on Thursday night for allegedly desecrating the holy book Guru Granth Sahib. FLASH: An …

‘Soft-spoken, altruistic’ farmers’: Followers pay respects to priest who died by suicide
4 years ago

‘Soft-spoken, altruistic’ farmers’: Followers pay respects to priest who died by suicide

Hindustan Times  

Baba Ram Singh had barely turned four years old when his parents noticed that their son had the traits of an ascetic. Baba Ram Singh, a Sikh priest from Haryana, who had joined the farmers' protest, died by alleged suicide at Singhu border in New Delhi on Wednesday. On Thursday, shocked admirers and followers of Singh came in droves to …

Sikh priest kills self, leaves note on farmers' protests; hope Centre wakes up: Harsimrat Kaur Badal
4 years ago

Sikh priest kills self, leaves note on farmers' protests; hope Centre wakes up: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Firstpost  

The priest, identified as Baba Ram Singh ji Singhra wale, left a note in Punjabi where he said that he was sacrificing his life “to express anger and pain against the government’s injustice” to farmers A Sikh priest from a gurdwara in Haryana who had recently joined the protests against Centre’s three farm laws at Delhi’s Kundli border died by …

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