Two USCIRF officials claim vigilante attacks on gurdwaras in India

Washington Two officials of an American advisory body on religious freedom have claimed that Sikh gurdwaras in India have been targeted with vigilante attacks and urged the U.S. government to press New Delhi to hold perpetrators of such violence accountable. "Over the last several weeks, Sikh gurdwaras in India have been targeted with vigilante attacks, including attempts to harm religious leaders,” U.S.

Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner David Anderson said in a social media post without elaborating. Sukhbir Singh Badal injured in knife attack inside Nanded gurdwara Sukhbir Singh Badal injured in knife attack inside Nanded gurdwara Shiromani Akali Dal president and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was injured in a knife attack inside a gurdwara in Maharashtra’s Nanded district. The incident occurred at Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji Mugat when an attacker allegedly dressed in Nihang attire struck him with a kirpan, causing an injury to his hand.

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