Four injured in brawl at US gurudwara

Four injured in brawl at US gurudwara

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The altercation began as there was a change of leadership within the temple which happens every two years

A brawl at a Sikh temple in the United States' Indianapolis left four people with minor injuries.

"Police and health teams responded on Sunday to a verbal and physical fight involving about 150 people at the Gurdwara Sikh temple in the city just south of Indianapolis" the Fox News quoted Matthew Fillenwarth Assistant Police Chief of Greenwood as saying.

As per reports, police and medics responded today to a verbal and physical fight involving about 150 people at the Gurdwara in the city just south of Indianapolis.

Reports said that the altercation began as there was a change of leadership within the temple that he says happens every two years. Fillenwarth says it's believed that there was a worship service going on when the fight broke out.

Dispatchers said reports indicated that more than 100 people were involved in the fight and that at least three or four people suffered minor injuries.

Whether any weapons were recovered from the scene was unclear.

The police are reviewing the surveillance video from the temple to know the exact sequence of events.