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| Violence spreads in Jalandhar |
| Violence spreads in Jalandhar over Vienna gurdwara shooting
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| INDIA
, 25-May-2009
2:42:28 AM |
| Tension mounted in Punjab on Monday with violence breaking out in several parts of the state following the attack on the head of Dera Sachkhand Baland and his supporters in Vienna on Sunday.
Police fired in the air and curfew was imposed in at three cities of Jalandhar, Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur. Traffic on the national highway and train services have been disruppted. Protesters also burnt down a train at Dakola near here but one was reported injured. Army has been called out in certain parts of Jalandhar and has been put on alert all across the state.
Tension engulfed the city soon after reports of the killing of Sant Ramanand came in from Vienna.
Last night followers of the sect had torched several vehicles and indulged in arson in Jalandhar. Senior Superintendent of Police R K Jaiswal said security forces have been deployed at sensitive points to check any untoward incident.
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