Clashes erupted between protesters and police personnel in Haryana’s Ambala on Thursday, leaving six officers and several demonstrators injured, The Indian Express reported.

The Sikh protesters were demanding action against Gursimran Singh Mand, national president of the International Anti-Khalistani Terrorist Front, alleging that he attempted to run over several persons with his car on August 7, the newspaper reported.

The police were trying to restore traffic on the Delhi-Amritsar National Highway, which was blocked by the protesters, The Indian Express quoted a statement by the Haryana Police as saying. A Deputy Superintendent of Police-rank officer was also injured, the statement added.

The police resorted to lathi-charge and tear gas after the protest “turned violent and led to stone pelting” on the highway, The Hindu quoted Haryana Director General of Police Ajay Singhal as saying. He, however, said that the police have accepted the protesters’ demand.

Ambala Superintendent of Police Ajit Singh Shekhawat said that a first information report will be registered against persons accused of attacking the policemen after identifying them, The Indian Express reported.

On August 7, Mand was allegedly assaulted by a mob following a confrontation with a group of youths after he attempted to drive his car through a route crowded with devotees heading towards Gurdwara Panjokhra Sahib.

Mand was said to have suffered minor injuries in the incident, while two security personnel protecting him were also injured. Mand is under central paramilitary protection.

The police subsequently arrested two persons in connection with the alleged attack. While the police said that an FIR was registered against Mand under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the protesters have demanded the release of the persons accused of attacking him.

Edited by Neerad Pandharipande.

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