A brawl broke out at a Queens, NY gurdwara Sunday after a dispute about membership rolls turned violent.<\/p>\n\n
The New York Daily News<\/a> reports:<\/p>\n\n Seven people were arraigned on riot and assault charges Monday for their roles in a vicious turf battle at a Sikh temple in Queens.<\/p>\n \n Assailants wielding cricket bats and small swords disrupted prayer services Sunday morning at the Baba Makhan Shah Lubana Sikh Center in Richmond Hill, police and witnesses said.<\/p>\n \n “I’m going to kill you,” defendant Harinder Singh, 47, screamed before punching Joginder Singh in the face, says a criminal complaint filed in Queens Supreme Court.<\/p>\n \n Gurnam Singh, 47, rushed into the temple swinging a stick and lunging at others while religious ceremonies were underway, the complaint says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n The NY Post<\/a> adds a bit more detail:<\/p>\n\n As you can imagine, New York City’s tabloids (which include the Post and the Daily News) have had a field day with this story. Be sure to read the Langer Hall’s analysis<\/a> of the coverage. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A brawl broke out at a Queens, NY gurdwara Sunday after a dispute about membership rolls turned violent. The New York Daily News reports: Seven people were arraigned on riot and assault charges Monday for their roles in a vicious … Continue reading \n
\nThe attackers brought the long sword and at least one other blade, as well as a hammer, mallet and cricket bats to the temple at 101st Avenue and 114th Street at around 11 a.m., witnesses and police said.<\/blockquote>\n\n