At least 17 people killed and over a 100 injured after a ““Manav Ekta Sammelan Divas” organised by Sant Nirankaris ---a Sikh splinter group which believes in a living guru as opposed to the scriptural Guru Granth Sahib ---in Amritsar is attacked by Akhand Kirtani Jatha and Damdami Taksal members.
Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, a fiery Sikh leader who instigated the attack on Nirankaris by swearing that he would not let anyone insult Sikh Gurus, hits the headlines. .
