The exchange of fire was a result of ongoing tension between two groups of Nihangs over control of a Gurdwara at Sultanpur Lodhi in Pubjab's Kapurthala district, police said.
The drilling work at Uttarkashi's Silkyara tunnel to evacuate 41 trapped workers was halted again on Thursday night after the auger machine encountered a technical snag.
On September 20, Panjipara gram panchayat Pradhan Mohammad Rahi was chased and shot dead by miscreants. A total of seven people were arrested by the police after this incident.
Officials said that the incident occurred at a village under the Paliganj police station limits, where the victims were found dead with bullet injuries in farmland. Locals of the area informed the police about the incident.
After a policeman was killed in a firing incident at Sultanpur, Punjab police have said that a case has been registered under section 302 and 5 people have been arrested in the case so far.
Arshdeep Singh Kler, Shiromani Akali Dal spokesperson slammed Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over Sultanpur firing in which one policeman was killed and said "This is going to be very costly for the Punjab government."
Speaking to ANI on the incident, the Delhi minister said, "I extend my best wishes to the family members of the trapped workers. The Uttarakhand government should take responsibility for this incident. They should claim responsibility for why an incident this big took place in the first plac
The incident occurred under the jurisdiction of Girwai Police Station limits in the district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Anurag Rajawat (around 30 years old), he was a police constable and was posted as a driver in Bhopal.
Member of the National Disaster Management Authority, Lt General (Rtd) Syed Ata Hasnain on Wednesday said that the rescue operation which is underway at Uttarkashi's Silkyara tunnel where 41 workers remain trapped is like a "war" and no such specific timelines should be assumed by anyone.
Addressing a press conference here in Jaipur, on the last day of the campaign for the Rajasthan Assembly elections, Amit Shah said that the state witnessed several incidents as an example of the appeasement politics by the Gehlot-led Congress government.