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Six Nihangs hold Sikh devotee hostage on Rudraprayag gurdwara roof demanding prisoner release
NDTV··22 Jun
NDTV reported that armed Nihangs stormed a Nagrasu gurdwara on June 20 and took an elderly devotee hostage on the roof, demanding release of four Nihangs arrested after a June 16 Karnaprayag parking clash that injured four locals.
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What It Means For You
- Pilgrimage routes in Uttarakhand face security tensions.
- Local-Nihang clashes can escalate into hostage standoffs.
- Gurdwara management disputes triggered the violence.
What's Happening
- Six Nihangs barricaded a gurdwara roof on June 20.
- An elderly devotee was held hostage.
- Police and district officials are negotiating.
Incident Background
- Four Nihangs were arrested after a June 16 Karnaprayag clash.
- The gurdwara is on the Badrinath Highway route.
- Nihangs demanded rooms for a protest against one-sided action.
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