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Tension prevails in Faridkot as Dera Sacha Sauda followers refuse to cremate fellow sect member

Press Trust of India • June 19, 2016, 13:02:25 IST
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Tension prevailed in Kotkapura town after Dera Sacha Sauda followers refused to cremate the body of a sect member who was shot at four days ago and died on Saturday at a hospital in Ludhiana.

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Tension prevails in Faridkot as Dera Sacha Sauda followers refuse to cremate fellow sect member

Faridkot: Tension prevailed in Kotkapura town after Dera Sacha Sauda followers refused to cremate the body of a sect member who was shot at four days ago and died on Saturday at a hospital in Ludhiana. [caption id=“attachment_2843532” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]Representational image of punjab police. AFP Representational image of Punjab police. AFP[/caption] The followers of the Sirsa-headquartered sect gathered in large number assembled at ‘Namcharcha Ghar’ as the news of 31-year-old Gurdev Singh’s death spread. The Dera followers had kept Singh’s body in Kotkapura. Dera’s state committee member Mohinder Pal demanded immediate arrest of the accused involved in killing of Singh and threatened to stage protests by blocking traffic after putting the body on the road. In view of tension prevailing in the village, DIG Ferozepur range has been camping in Kotkapura. Police officials led by DIG RS Khattra is holding meeting with Dera followers to persuade them not to launch agitation. They have assured them that the culprit will be arrested soon. Singh was shot at village Burj Jawahar Singh Wala in Faridkot district on 13 June. He died on Saturday in DMCH hospital in Ludhiana. Meanwhile, more than 1,300 policemen have been deployed in Kotkapura town to prevent any untoward incident, police said. Meanwhile, DIG Ferozepur, Ranbir Singh Khattra on Sunday held three meetings with Dera followers. Dera’s state committee member Mohinder Pal claimed police was demanding a week’s time to arrest the accused who fired shots at Dera follower Gurdev Singh. Pal said the committee was not in favour of giving week-long time to police.

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