Activists of a radical Sikh organisation today injured a former woman SGPC member, her husband and two daughters in Baba Jeevan Singh serai, near SGPC complex, here today. About 50 to 60 activists of a radical Sikh organisation armed with swords and lathis knocked at the room of Darbara Singh Seona at 11 am to seek apology from him for the alleged blasphemous article in a Punjabi daily. However, he refused to apologise for the article stating he was prepared for a debate on the issue.
SP( city-1) Babu Lal Meena said the victims had been admitted to the civil hospital and a case would be registered against the accused after receiving the medical report. Darbara Singh talking to the media alleged the members of the breakaway group of the Damdami Taksal had also come in the morning and after heated exchanges left the room when he refused to apologise.
He said the accused later accompanied with 50 to 60 persons barged into his room and started beating them after dragging them out. He alleged the accused also thrashed and injured his family members, including two daughters Pavitter Kaur and Amrit Kaur, and wife Jaswinder Kaur Seona. He alleged they opened the room when activists of the radical Sikh organisation knocked their room on the pretext they were policemen in mufti.
He said he along with a family from Tamil Nadu had come here late last night to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple besides showing them the rich religio-cultural heritage of the Sikhs. He said as soon as he landed in Amritsar a local jeweller tried to contact him on his mobile phone for seeking a meeting with him to have a discussion on the issue.
He said his daughters had made several requests to the police about the possible threat but they had failed to provide them any security. He said the policemen arrived only after the attackers had left the serai. He added he would file a case in Punjab and Haryana High Court against the district administration and the police for failing to provide security to them despite requests. (TNS)