5 Injured As Man Assaults Folks With Iron Pipe At Golden Temple In Amritsar

New Delhi:

5 individuals had been injured after they had been attacked by a person with an iron rod at Amritsar’s Golden Temple advanced, the police mentioned. The person was arrested and the state of affairs was introduced beneath management, information company IANS reported.

Panic gripped as the person started the assault close to the neighborhood kitchen, or Guru Ram Das langar, the place devotees and locals had been current.

Two sewadars (volunteers) of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) had been among the many injured individuals. One of many injured has been admitted to Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Analysis in Amritsar, IANS reported.

The attacker and his confederate had been overpowered by individuals contained in the temple advanced, earlier than they had been arrested.

The police mentioned the accused surveyed the world earlier than the assault.

“The second accused allegedly carried out recce together with the one who attacked devotees,” a police officer instructed reporters.

The important thing accused went out and returned with an iron rod earlier than he started attacking the SGPC workers and the devotees who tried to intervene.

Police officer Sarmel Singh mentioned the accused has been recognized as Zulfan, a resident of Haryana. He mentioned he was additionally injured within the incident.

The police mentioned they’re investigating to seek out the motive behind the assault, and requested individuals to not panic.

The incident, nonetheless, sparked outrage among the many Sikh neighborhood. The SGPC filed a police criticism in opposition to the assailant.

The incident has raised issues in regards to the safety of devotees.

Earlier, a person opened fireplace at Shiromani Akali Dal chief and former Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on the entrance of the Golden Temple in December final yr.

The assailant, later recognized as Narayan Singh Chaura, was taken into custody after being overpowered by a bodyguard.