Tension in Ambala as cops fire teargas to disperse Sikh protesters

Tension erupted in Ambala on Thursday as police fired teargas shells to disperse Sikh protesters marching towards the town to demand the arrest of Gursimran Singh Mand, president of the International Anti-Khalistan Front. The protesters, who included members of the Sikh community, were marching from Gurdwara Panjokhra Sahib to Ambala, around nine kilometres away, and had gathered at the gurdwara earlier in the day.

The protesters are demanding the registration of an FIR against Mand on charges of attempt to murder and the release of two community members arrested in connection with an alleged attack on him. The incident follows a clash between Mand and a group of Sikh youths near Gurdwara Panjokhra Sahib on August 7, where Mand sustained injuries and a youth, Surinder Singh, suffered fractures to his leg. Two police personnel were also injured during the confrontation.

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