Curfew was on Thursday clamped in Gurdaspur city following communal tension between right-wing Hindu activists and Sikhs.
Amritsar: Ten persons were on Thursday arrested near the Golden Temple for allegedly raising pro-Khalistan slogans and brandishing swords.
"The arrested Sikh hardliners were raising slogans Balwant Singh Rajoana Zindabad and Khalisthan Zindabad near the Golden Temple," Police Commissioner RP Mittal said. They were remanded to judicial custody in the central jail till April 10.
Meanwhile, radical Sikh organisation Dal Khalsa condemned police action in Gurdaspur town. They demanded judicial probe into the incident and suspension of the officer heading the police party.
They also condemned the arrest of Sikh leaders. Curfew was on Thursday clamped in Gurdaspur city following communal tension between right-wing Hindu activists and Sikhs.
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