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Revision as of 10:43, 21 June 2008
On june 20th, 2008, at around 6.30 pm, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Raheem was going to attend a programme at Nirmal Lifestyles mall in Mulund.
When Sikhs of the Mumbai area got the news, a strong 500 Sikhs assembled there. They went into the mall and started shouting anti-Dera Sacha Sauda slogans. This resulted in altercations between the protestors and Singh's followers after which the former resorted to stone-pelting.
The Dera men were carrying lathis and daggers and some had stenguns. The Dera chief left the place at around 6.45 pm and a bodyguard is believed to have opened fire after some Sikhs attempted to block his motorcade. One protesting Sikh, Balkar Singh was seriously wounded, while two passerby's were injured.
Balkar Singh later was taken to a nearby hospital where he succumbed. Balkar Singh was either 42 or 50 years old.
