Village tense as baby injured in clash between dera followers and Sikhs dies

FARIDKOT: A dera follower's one-year-old son, who was seriously injured in clashes between Dera Sacha Sauda devotees and members of Sikh organisations on Sunday at Jogapur village in Ferozpur, succumbed to his injuries on Monday.
The body of infant, Rajbir Singh, was brought to the family's native Deviwala village in Faridkot on Monday. The situation was tense at the village following the death of the child.The baby's mother had gone to attend the naam charcha (religious congregation) at Joapur village in Ferozpur. Twelve persons were injured on Sunday in clashes between the dera followers and Sikhs.
Paramjit Singh (28), who runs a barber shop at Jogapur village, had sent his wife Kinder Kaur and son to Ferozpur to meet his sister. Kinder Kaur accompanied her sister-in-law to Jogapur village to participate in the naam charcha.
Kinder Kaur said, "We were stopped near the gurdwara and in the clash I lost my balance and fell on the ground. My son was caught in the stampede and was badly injured."
Apprehending trouble, a large number of policemen were deployed in the village when body of the baby was brought. Ferozpur DIG Mohneesh Chawla said that situation was under control.