Cow vigilante, property dealer, Shiv Sainik: Who is Harish Singla, man arrested after Patiala clash?

Harish Singla, a Shiv Sena leader in Punjab, was arrested in connection with the violence in Patiala on Friday.

After two groups clashed in Punjab’s Patiala on Friday, Punjab Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray)’s working president Harish Singla has been arrested. He was also expelled by the party as he had led the rally that turned violent on Friday.

On Friday, two groups clashed near Kali Mata temple in Punjab’s Patiala. The Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray), who were carrying out a march against Khalistani groups in Patiala, clashed with members of some Sikh organisations. Stones were hurled and swords were brandished in the incident.

Here are ten things you need to know about Harish Singla, the Shiv Sainik who was arrested in connection with the violence in Patiala on Friday:

The Shiv Sena rally in Patiala on Friday, which later turned violent, was reportedly called to counter banned organisation Sikhs for Justice’s threat of hoisting Khalistani flags at government establishments on April 29.

Harish Singla had applied for permission to hold the rally, which was neither denied nor cleared as per a senior police official.