Dehradun, June 28 -- A district and sessions court in Uttarakhand's Chamoli on Saturday granted bail to four Nihang Sikhs arrested in connection with the June 16 Karnaprayag clash, observing that the incident prima facie appeared to have arisen from a sudden altercation following a vehicle collision and that there was no previous enmity between the accused and the local residents. The court directed that each accused be released on furnishing a personal bond of Rs.50,000 along with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court. It also instructed the court registry to immediately communicate the bail order to the Chamoli district jail through email to facilitate their release after completion of the required formalities. On June 16, a clash broke out between Nihang Sikhs returning from Hemkund Sahib and local residents following an altercation after a vehicle collision. Five people, including a Sikh pilgrim, were injured. The following day, police arrested four Nihang Sikhs after registering an FIR on the complaint of a local resident. A counter FIR was later lodged on June 20 against unidentified locals on the complaint of the father of an injured Sikh pilgrim, alleging that his son and others were assaulted during the incident. The arrests triggered a four-day standoff at the Nagrasu gurdwara in Rudraprayag, although the authorities denied any connection between the two incidents. The gurdwara management committee, however, claimed that those camping at the shrine were seeking the release of the four arrested men. The issue resurfaced on June 25 when a large group of Nihang Sikhs from Punjab's Mohali attempted to enter Uttarakhand seeking the release of the four accused....