NEW DELHL India, June 21, Reuter: A Sikh freedom fighter and three other people, including a priest, were killed today in continuing violence in India’s northern State of Punjab, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.
In Jullundur district, gunmen shot from a temple at a police patrol. Police returned the fire, killing one of the gunmen, PTI said.
Police also found the body of a Sikh priest but it was not clear whether he was caught in the crossfire or shot by the gunmen.
In Amritsar, unknown assailants shot dead a woman last night and police also discovered the body of a teenage girl.
Police said a curfew had been clamped on the town of Tarn Taran near Amritsar and they were conducting a house to house hunt for the freedom fighters.
About SO people have been arrested in Tarn Taran, where three people were killed on Friday.
At least 60 people have been killed this month in the continuing violence in Punjab, where Sikhs are demanding a separate homeland.
Article extracted from this publication >> June 26, 1987
