Two Nihang Sikhs Kill Man For Chewing Tobacco Near Golden Temple

Amritsar: A youth was reportedly killed by two Nihang Sikhs men in Amritsar on Thursday.

The deceased has been identified as Harmanjeet Singh and a complaint was filed with Amritsar Police.

The crime was committed in a market area near Harmandir Sahib on Wednesday and the visuals of the incident have been captured by cameras installed in the vicinity.

According to reports, an individual was passing down the road when two Nihang Sikhs attacked him with their swords.

As per the murdered victim’s family, the individual was crossing the road near Jallianwala Bagh when both men attacked him and fled from the crime scene. They said that the person was murdered after they allegedly stabbed a dagger in his chest and left him bleeding in the market area for over a night.

The offence was caught on nearby CCTV.

The police said that a preliminary probe revealed that the person who was killed was drinking alcohol and started eating the intoxicating substance in his hand. He was stopped from consuming substances by Nihang Sikh men but the matter escalated and the men got involved in a quarrel. Another person, Ramandeep Singh, had joined the fight and he was held and arrested.

In a press conference held by Commissioner of Police Arun Pal Singh, the official stated that the incident occurred near Shri Harmandir Sahib, where a person was killed on behalf of two Nihang Sikhs.

Amritsar Police further said that the remaining accused in the crime have been identified and would be nabbed at the earliest.