Bhai Ranjit Singh (82), who fought a legal battle against the French Government to keep intact his identity as a turbaned Sikh, has returned to India with pain in his heart.
He rues that neither any Sikh outfit nor the Indian Government helped him in his two-decade-long fight.
Ranjit, who was born in Shahpur village of Ambala, Haryana, had left for France in 1991. Then, he was issued an ID with the turban and it was due for renewal in 2001.
The three men shot their father Ramvilas Rao, his second wife Sunita Devi and two sons before slitting their throats with a sharp weapon around midnight.
A municipal councillor from the Congress was shot dead by two masked men on a motorcycle in Amritsar this evening, a senior police official said.
The authorities on Monday extended curfew in the Meghalaya capital as violence continued in tension-hit areas the previous night with mobs indulging in stone-pelting on security forces for the last four days.
According to sources, Dilpreet Singh threatened Grewal over a WatsApp call, asking him for extortion money. The gangster has threatened to kill Grewal if he fails to meet his demand.
In an application to the Police Commissioner, Fazilpuria said he feared for life and thus wanted police protection. He has even applied for arms licence.
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