The World - News from Dec. 3, 1986
Police used tear gas to disperse mobs in several sections of New Delhi as tension between Hindus and Sikhs mounted in the wake of the killing of 22 mostly Hindu bus passengers in Punjab state by Sikh terrorists. The historic Chadni Chowk area was placed under curfew after bands of Hindus threatened a Sikh shrine. More than 1,500 people were reported to have been arrested. Meanwhile, the Indian government, under increasing pressure in Parliament to remove the moderate Sikh Akali Dal government in Punjab, ordered the arrest of three Sikh leaders who have frequently appeared with militant Sikh factions.
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