Gunshots were fired at the cavalcade of Sikh preacher Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwala near Ludhiana on Tuesday late evening, it is learnt. While one of his followers suffered a shot, Baba Ranjit Singh Dhadriawale was reportedly safe. Reports said he was going to Issewal village in the area when the attack was carried out by a group of unidentified men who fired at least 20 shots. They fled in a car.
The follower was identified as Bhupinder Singh Aasian, who was shot in the head with a 0.315-bore rifle and was in a critical condition at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), Ludhiana.
According to Information Provided by facebook Page of Bhai Ranjit Singh Dhadriawale : ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON BHAI RANJIT SINGH KHALSA DHADRIANWALE -17 May 2016 –
Information has JUST arrived that whilst en-route to a Diwaan at village Isewal that was due to start shortly, approximately 40 people have fired gunshots upon Bhai Ranjit Singh Khalsa Dhadrianwale and the Jatha. This is believed to have been an assassination attempt. There are reports of injuries in the Jatha and another Singh looking like Bhai Ranjit Singh Khalsa was targeted specifically, who those people firing had mistaken for Bhai Ranjit Singh Khalsa himself. There is unconfirmed information that person may have been killed. The Jatha vehicles, which were near Ludhiana, were pursued by a number of cars for approximately 4 kilometres in a chase and the whereabouts of