A seat dispute escalated into a clash at the Ludhiana railway station when a family seated on reserved seats on a train was allegedly assaulted by Nihangs. The head of the family, an ex-serviceman, was injured in the attack. The Government Railway Police (GRP) took swift action and apprehended one of the suspects.
GRP SHO Jatinder Singh said, “The incident occurred around 6.30 pm. A family boarded the Amritsar-Ajmer train from Ludhiana to Ferozepur. The family had pre-booked their seats. However, when they approached their seats, three Nihangs were already seated there. The family asked them to leave and they began abusing them.”
The situation soon escalated and the Nihangs directly attacked the head of the family, added the SHO.