On Sunday 24 May 2009, several people in the Guru Ravidass Gurdwara in Vienna, Austria, were attacked by six men carrying knives and guns.
[7][8][9][10][11] An email reportedly received by Radio Akash in London, purportedly from the Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF), claimed responsibility for the attack.
[13] An email received by The Tribune newspaper, purported to be from Ranjit Singh Jammu of the KZF, expressed sympathy for the "Ravidassia brotherhood" and denied any involvement.
[16] Amritpal Singh, a 26-year-old Sikh man of Indian origin, was arrested after a firefight with commandos of the Austrian police who raided his apartment while investigating the murder.
[17][18] After nearly 11 hours of deliberations, the jury found main defendant Jaspal Singh guilty of shooting Ramanand Dass to death and he received a life-sentence; he was also convicted of attempted murder.