Baba Ranjit Singh Dhandrian Wale attack: Punjab police arrest four suspects

Ludhiana: Four people were on Wednesday arrested in connection with attack on Sikh leader Baba Ranjit Singh in Ludhiana in Punjab, in which one person was killed.

Baba Sikh preacher Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale had a narrow escape on Tuesday evening when a group of unidentified assailants opened fire at his cavalcade in Ludhiana district of Punjab.

The preacher was declared safe after the attack. However, one of Dhadrianwale's followers, identified as Bhupinder Singh, was killed in the attack.

The miscreants, believed to be about forty in number, opened fire at the convoy when Dhadrianwale was going to Isewal village.

Dhadrianwale, in his statement, called it was a pre-planned attack.

The attacker fired about 15 shots before fleeing.