LUDHIANA: Shiv Sena workers attacked the security guard at the Diocese of Chandigarh and tried to force their way into the area near Kalvari church in the old city at 12 noon on Tuesday. The security guard was seriously injured.

The dispute is over three yards of land, which, they claim, belongs to them. At 3:30pm, Shiv Sena workers attacked with revolvers, swords, knives and wooden sticks. They also misbehaved with Father Rev Darbara Singh.

SHO Gurpreet Singh of division number 2 police station in the old city said, "An FIR has been filed against Shiv Sena members and Rajan T Singh . They came armed with weapons and threatened people. However, there was more of a verbal fight, weapons were not used." According to Rev Darbara Singh, "At about 12 noon on Tuesday, they tried to enter the premises of the Diocese of Chandigarh forcefully. When stopped, they injured the security guard, who is now admitted in CMCH."

A church member, Arun Henry, said they came up with fake papers and claimed the land belongs to their friend Rajan T Singh. Sources said the case over three yards of land, presently with the Diocese, has been going on since 1998. The two parties are Rajan T Singh and United CNI . The land previously belonged to Afzal Chaudhary, who handed it over to the Diocese a long time ago. Ironically, Rajan belongs to the same community.

