Activists of various Sikh radical organizations burn an effigy of a sectarian leader Ashutosh Maharaj , during a shutdown call . Activists of various Sikh radical organizations burn an effigy of a sectarian leader Ashutosh Maharaj , during a shutdown call given in the state of Punjab in the northern Indian city of Amritsar , 07 December 2009 . The shutdown call has been given by various , radical Sikh organizations to protest the killing of a demonstrator in alleged police firing during clashes in Ludhiana on 05 December . One person was killed and 15 others injured when police opened fire and used tear smoke shells to stop the Sikh protesters , who tried to disrupt a religious discourse of a sectarian leader Ashutosh Maharaj of Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan , according to news sources . The clashes broke out amid allegations by protesters that Ashutosh Maharaj was making statements against Sikhs and its gurus ( masters ) . EPA / RAMINDER PAL SINGH < 뉴스 의 새 시대 , 연합뉴스 Live > < 연합뉴스 폰 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >