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TORONTO: In another major incident of violence in a Canadian gurdwara, two Sikh factions fought with weapons at the Guru Nanak Sikh Centre on the city suburb of Brampton. Machetes, knives and hammers were freely used.
More than a dozen people were injured, four seriously, in the clash in the shrine premises late on Sunday. The fight started when the group controlling the gurdwara management stopped another faction — which previously controlled the management — from holding its general meeting inside the shrine. Initially, police didn’t intervene despite warnings about the possibility of violence. Later, they arrested three people and charged them with assault and possession of dangerous weapons.
After the incident, police spokesperson Samantha Nulle said: “We will not tolerate violent behaviour. It’s against the law and anybody who refuses to comply with the law will be charged and be dealt with appropriately.” Three weeks ago, prominent Sikh lawyer Manjit Singh Mangat was stabbed with kirpans at another gurdwara in the same city suburb.
More than a dozen people were injured, four seriously, in the clash in the shrine premises late on Sunday. The fight started when the group controlling the gurdwara management stopped another faction — which previously controlled the management — from holding its general meeting inside the shrine. Initially, police didn’t intervene despite warnings about the possibility of violence. Later, they arrested three people and charged them with assault and possession of dangerous weapons.
After the incident, police spokesperson Samantha Nulle said: “We will not tolerate violent behaviour. It’s against the law and anybody who refuses to comply with the law will be charged and be dealt with appropriately.” Three weeks ago, prominent Sikh lawyer Manjit Singh Mangat was stabbed with kirpans at another gurdwara in the same city suburb.
