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There is news of conflict between police and Nihangs in Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts of Punjab. At both the places, this dispute has happened on stopping for checking. Nihangs also clashed with the police in Amritsar. Nihangs ran away when additional force came here. Police has also registered an FIR against 20 unknown people including a nominated Nihang. The incident is of Saturday (June 3, 2023).
According to media reports, the first case is from Amritsar. According to DCP Parminder Singh Bhandal, the police is being extra vigilant on the anniversary of Operation Blue Star. In view of this caution, a police team was checking on Sultanwind Road. During this, Nihang Tejbir Singh, a resident of Pandori Wadach, reached there along with two dozen of his companions. These people were traveling in 3-4 different vehicles. When the police stopped them, they got entangled. The matter escalated to a clash.
The number of policemen checking was less as compared to the Nihangs. When the police called the backup force, the entangled Nihangs fled in their vehicles. After the incident, the police named Tejbir Singh Nihang and registered an FIR against 20 other unknown people. The investigation of the matter has been started.
Uproar in Batala too
At the same time, another similar case has come to the fore from Gurdaspur in Punjab itself. Police was checking at Gandhi Chowk located in Batala area here on Saturday night. During this, the police saw two bike-riding Nihangs coming. When the police stopped him and asked for his driving license, he could not show it. On this matter the police started challaning the Nihangs. The Nihangs remained adamant that they could not be challaned. However, despite this the police challaned him under the Motor Vehicle Act.
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The Nihangs got angry on getting their challan. He called other Nihangs and created a ruckus on the road. An attempt was also made to block the road. Senior officers had to come to handle the situation. The video of this ruckus is also going viral on social media. However, the police termed their action as per the rules.
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