5 July 2024 Punjab Khabarnama : Sena leader Sandeep Thaper, alias Gora, was on Friday brutally attacked by three nihangs near civil hospital Ludhiana.
Thaper suffered serious injuries on his head.
He was taken to civil hospital, Ludhiana, and from there referred to DMC under critical conditions.
Thaper was quite vocal against Khalistan and terrorism in Punjab. He had even spoken against farmers’ agitation in Punjab. Some passersby also shot a video of the attack, which captured the brutal attack.
Thaper was accompanied by a gunman, but he allegedly did not react.
Gunman alleged that the Nihangs had overpowered him and also tried to snatch his weapon due to which he could not act.
After the incident, Hindu leaders in large numbers gathered at DMC hospital. They raised slogans against Ludhiana Police Commissioner Kuldeep Singh Chahal for allegedly failing to protect the leader.
They alleged Thaper was under constant threat, but police had only provided him one gunman.
DCP Jaskiranjit Singh Teja said an attempt to murder case was registered against unknown Nihangs and police teams were searching for the assailants.
DCP, when asked why the gunman accompanying Thaper didn’t react or used his weapon, DCP said police would inquire and if any negligence comes to fore, the department would take action against him.
