Dera follower who was shot at dies, tension in Faridkot

Dera Sacha Sauda follower Gurdev Singh (31), who was shot at three days ago, passed away on Friday, leading to tension in Kotkapura in Faridkot district, where the followers of the sect assembled to demand immediate arrest of the culprits.

Gurdev Singh (31) was shot in Burj Jawahar Singh Wala village in Faridkot district. He passed away in Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana. Gurdev was admitted to the hospital in a critical condition, Dr Ashwani Chaudhry, neurosurgeon at the DMCH, said.

The police have handed over his body to his family members, after the post-mortem examination.

There was tension in Kotkapura in Faridkot, where the Dera followers started to assemble after the body arrived there in the evening. The Dera followers decided to keep Gurudev’s body at Kotkapura in Faridkot, demanding immediate arrest of the accused.

A large number of Dera followers assembled at Kotkapura to pay homage to Gurdev. In view of tension in the village, DIG Ferozepur range was camping in Kotkapura. Heavy police deployments had been rushed to Kotkapura village where the body was kept.