At least 20 people were injured Monday, including 11 seriously injured, in a clash in Indian state of Punjab between a group of Sikhs and followers of a cult leader, who had triggered an angry row with the Sikhs some four months ago by dressing up like one of their faith's revered founders.
The incident erupted in Punjab's Mansa district when Sikhs objected to a prayer event organized by followers of Gurmeet Ram Raheem Singh, who heads the cult called Dera Sacha Sauda.
Singh's followers and Sikhs pelted each other with stones and used bamboo sticks, the Press Trust of India (PTI) quoted police as saying from Punjab, the Sikh-majority state.
In May, newspaper advertisements showing the Dera head dressing up like Guru Gobind Singh, the revered Sikh figure, sparked fierce clashes between Sikhs and the cult followers in Punjab.
Source: Xinhua
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