Brahmins were a favorite target of Khalistani activists. Bhindranwale’s rhetoric frequently centred on anti Brahmanism.
On 25th June 1983, a Pujari of a temple in Sultanpur was kiIIed with a sharp knife. While attacks on Hindu places of worship have abated in Punjab, thanks to the anti militancy drives of police and army, they are not completely a thing of past.
In 2021, a Hindu priest was warned and shot. He passed away.