Four held for assault on Rajasthan Sikhs

Tribune Reporters

New Delhi/Chandigarh, May 27

The Ajmer police in Rajasthan have arrested four persons for the assault on four Sikh ‘sewadars’ at Chainpura village of the district last month.

Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) general secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa said an FIR had been registered at Naziraband police station against seven persons.

Sirsa said the information was conveyed to him by Ajmer SSP Rajinder Singh, who had also assured him that the other accused would be arrested soon.

A video showing Nirmal Singh, Kuldip Singh, Harpal Singh and Malkeet Singh being thrashed had gone viral recently.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today spoke to his Rajasthan counterpart, Vasundhara Raje, seeking her intervention in the case. The CM sought a thorough probe into the incident and stringent action against the constable who allegedly instigated people to attack the Sikhs.

He added that even though the Rajasthan State Minorities Commission had taken cognisance of the video clip and sought a police report, a "strong signal" needed to be sent by the state government to the perpetrators of the violence. The CM said the incident was highly condemnable as the victims were 'sewadars' who had stopped at Rajgarh village in Ajmer district to collect alms. Such intolerance has no place in a civilised society and any attempt to create communal strife should be nipped in the bud, he added.