In a major class over alleged anomalies in the voters list related to the election of Tinplate Gurdwara management committee, six people were injured at Tinplate Gurdwara under Sidhgora police station area on Sunday morning. Two of them are said to be serious condition.
The injured were immediately rushed to MGM Medical College and Hospital, from where two of the seriously injured considering their deteriorating situation were referred to Tata Main Hospital for the better treatment.Those who have been shifted to Tata Main Hospital were identified as Soni Singh and Gurucharan Singh Bille, and those who are undergoing treatment were identified as, Amarjeet Singh, Kuldeep Singh, Surjeet Singh and Sartaj Singh, all residents of Tinplate and Golmuri.
The feary clash took place when the faction of Manjit Singh demanded the expense account from Bille who is the erstwhile president of the Tinplate Gurdwara where the election process is on. However Bille faction refused to give the expense account, claiming that they have already submitted the details.On being humiliated by the members of Manjit Singh faction, the supporters of Bille threw away the turban belonging to the Manjit Singh faction, causing the supporters of Manjit Singh to get angered. Manjit Singh's men had subsequently attacked Bille's supporters with swords, triggering a bloody clash, causing at least three persons including Bille to sustain injuries.
As the news spread. A team of police officer led by officer-in-charge, Sambhu Nath Gupta arrive at the Tinplate Gurdwara and intervened. The police subsequently rushed those injured to the medical college and hospital for treatment.Injured Bille, said " I have been victim of conspiracy. I told them that I have already given it a month ago. Soon some among the rival group said that there was no need of my presence at the Gurdwara. This led to the fight”
Surendra Singh of Manjit Singh faction, when asked, said "we had asked Bille to give the expense account of his tenure. When he failed to do so, some of the supporters of Bille group got agitated and insulted the turban. This led to the clash.Officer-in-charge, Sidhgora police station, Gupta said that the clash took place between the members of Tinplate Gurdwara committee. He said as several persons were injured in the clash, the police would definitely take action against the guilty. The will also study the CCTV footage of the clash.