RELIGIOUS AFFRAY.
THE NAMKANA AFFAIR. A SAVACE CRIME. By Pr*»* Association—Ccpvta*kl A And N.Z. Clab)o Association. (Received February 24, 12.10 p.m.) DELHI, February 23. An official communique from Lahore states that not lesa than sixty-seven, fcsikbs were killed in the Namkana affray. The troops have been withdrawn, o,nd a large police force renin ins. The Government will not retaliate, but will help in detecting and punishing the raiders. The Government realises that a savage crime has been committed, and is determined to do all that it can do to bring the criminals to justice. The shrine has been given into the care of a prominent Sikh gentleman. (A previous message stated that in a serious religious affray at Namkana a number of Sikhs were killed and injured, the bodies of the victims being burnt.)
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16360, 24 February 1921, Page 8
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134RELIGIOUS AFFRAY. Star (Christchurch), Issue 16360, 24 February 1921, Page 8
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