The state government has ordered heavy police deployment at the spot to maintain law and order situation. Patiala Inspector General of Police Rakesh Agarwal told reporters in Patiala that the situation was “now under control.”
Patiala violence: Police had to open fire to control warring groups; 11-hour curfew imposed - A Sena leader told the news agency PTI that the march was against the announcement by Sikhs for Justice to observe the foundation day of Khalistan.
फिलहाल इस झड़प को लेकर पंजाब पुलिस एक्शन में आ गई है। इसी सिलसिले में शिवसेना नेता हरीश सिंगला को गिरफ्तार किया गया है। इसके साथ ही स्थानीय पदाधिकारियों ने 11 घंटे का कर्फ्यू की घोषणा कर दी है। कर्फ्यू शाम 7:00 बजे से शुरू होकर सुबह 6:00 बजे तक लागू रहेगा।
Clashes broke out after a group which calls itself the Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray) led a procession - "Khalistan Murdabad March" and sparred with a group of Sikh activists, including some Nihangs, and began sloganeering and throwing stones at each other.