Vienna violence spills to India, Akal Takht calls for calm

TROUBLE: Highest temporal seat for Sikhs expresses solidarity with Vienna victims.

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Amritsar: A priest of Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs, on Monday expressed solidarity with the Sikh sect leaders killed in Vienna and urged their followers across Punjab to maintain peace.

Addressing a press conference in Amritsar, Jathehdar Gurbachan Singh described the killing of Sant Rama Nand as "inhuman" and said Sikh scripture and message of Sikh gurus always propagated love for all.

At least 45 persons including 20 policemen were injured as followers of the Sikh sect--Dera Sachkhand Ballan—and various dalit organisations fought pitched battles with security personnel and indulged in vandalism.

Rail and road traffic were badly hit while trains were stranded in several stations in the state. Police said that in all there were 86 incidents of violence in Punjab.

The protesters torched four bogies of Jammu-Kanyakumari express at Jalandhar but the passengers left the train leaving behind their luggages to protect themselves from the violent mob.