A Nihang was arrested after he allegedly killed an unidentified man on the premises of a gurdwara here on Tuesday for "trying to commit" sacrilege, police said. Following the incident, senior police officials, including additional director general of police Gurinder Singh Dhillon, rushed to the historic Gurdwara Chhevin Patshahi Chaura Khooh here. Speaking to reporters, the Nihang claimed that he acted in self-defence after he was attacked by the unidentified man. On the complaint of gurdwara manager Narinder Singh, an FIR has been registered against the victim, police said. Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.

Source: The Telegraph January 16, 2024 23:11 UTC