Boy Killed As ‘dera’ Chief Opens Fire

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Boy killed as ‘dera’ chief opens fire

Bipin Bhardwaj

Tribune News Service

Mehatpur (Jalandhar), July 29

A boy was killed and a woman injured when a “dera” chief opened fire at the agitators from the Balmiki community who were protesting his alleged remarks against Maharashi Balmiki at Balloki village, 5 km from here, this morning.

After the death of the boy on the spot, the agitators set afire a Tata Qualis parked in the courtyard and all household goods of the dera.

The police party reportedly reached the spot late. People pelted it with stones leaving five policemen, including SP (headquarters) Satinder Singh, injured.

The eyewitnesses said the trouble started when dera chief Gursharan Singh allegedly made some observations against the Maharishi during his discourse at the dera. Certain listeners asked the baba to take back his words.

However, the baba repeated his remarks which lead to an altercation between him and the protesters.

The baba rushed inside a room and brought out his .12-bore gun. He opened fire at the agitating crowd.

An onlooker, Manpreep Singh, alias Mani, a Class VIII student, was hit in the abdomen and he died on the spot.

The crowd attacked the dera head, forcing him to open fire again in which a bystander, Usha, sustained bullet injuries on her left thigh.

She was taken to the civil hospital, Nakodar. Her condition is said to be stable. Usha said the baba fired at them indiscriminately.

The eyewitnesses said the police party cane-charged the protesters who were damaging the dera property.

It fired in the air and lobbed teargas shells to disperse the agitating mob. Later, the police whisked away the baba along with a woman, a boy and one of his disciples.

Jalandhar deputy commissioner Ajeet Singh Pannu, SSP Pawan Kumar Rai, along with heavy police force, reached the spot and pacified the protesters.

The police seized the gun, a .32-bore revolver, 16 cartridges and other weapons and ammunition from the dera.

A case under Section 302 of the IPC has been registered against the dera chief. The SHO of the Mehatpur Darshan Singh Randhawa has been placed under suspension and an inquiry ordered into the incident.

[Akaali]

He needs to be arrested for his crimes if not then he needs to be dealt with on our own as a dusht of the panth and of mankind, like how the subedars and generals of the mughal army were dealt with in praatan times.

[xHarinder_singh]

all these fake babas have political links due the vote bank of their chelaas.

Indian democracy, judiciary and police is a joke.

The corrupt mininters and police officials are the actual TERRORISTS in India.

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Sikhs are too comfortable at the moment thats the problem. When <banned word filter activated> its the fan only then sikhs take action, when they should be at the forefront and be proactive against anti-sikh activities and individuals. Im amazed KPS Gill, julio riberio,etc and their families are still alive especially for their leadership in sanctioning state terrorism by using convited criminals and black cat terrorists in the guise of sikh seperatists and inflicting crimes against innocent people of punjab.

Beant "govt state terrorist" singh was taken out for his crimes against sikhs, why is this scum bag and sajjan kumar and that other fool still alive... im amazed. It only takes one Sikh ready to sacrifice his life to take these nobs out, we in our history have had many brave Sikh souls who have punished the guilty by sacrificing their lives. I think give a few 2-3 years and Sikhs of India will have regained the hunger for militancy, when they see justice still hasnt been done for 1984 anti-sikh genocide + this dera baba ramhim congress backed fool.

[keet]

no, the sikhs in india are not lenient but they know that if they deal with ram rahim on their own, sikhs will be portrayed as terrorists again.

[immortalshaheed]

Sikhs are too comfortable at the moment thats the problem. When <banned word filter activated> its the fan only then sikhs take action, when they should be at the forefront and be proactive against anti-sikh activities and individuals. Im amazed KPS Gill, julio riberio,etc and their families are still alive especially for their leadership in sanctioning state terrorism by using convited criminals and black cat terrorists in the guise of sikh seperatists and inflicting crimes against innocent people of punjab.

Beant "govt state terrorist" singh was taken out for his crimes against sikhs, why is this scum bag and sajjan kumar and that other fool still alive... im amazed. It only takes one Sikh ready to sacrifice his life to take these nobs out, we in our history have had many brave Sikh souls who have punished the guilty by sacrificing their lives. I think give a few 2-3 years and Sikhs of India will have regained the hunger for militancy, when they see justice still hasnt been done for 1984 anti-sikh genocide + this dera baba ramhim congress backed fool.

people have tried to take out those tyrants ( kp gill, sajjan gen.brar. etc). But you have to understand that they are very well protected, it isnt a easy task at all.