-  The six Sikhs who were arrested in connection to a shooting and brawl at a Vienna Ravidasia temple last year have been sentenced to prison for the murder of self-styled Ravidasia 'Guru', Baba Ramanand.

The Sikhs had held Ramanand and his followers responsible for the violence at the Vienna temple, stating they had purposely shown disrespect to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, the Sikh Holy Scripture.

The Austrian court sentenced one of the Singhs, Jaspal Singh, 35, to life in prison for murder and two counts of attempted murder, the Austrian Press reported.

Four other Sikh have been charged as accomplices of Jaspal Singh and have received 17 to 18 year prison sentences. The remaining Singh was given six months in prison for attempted coercion.

Those sentanced have been identified as:  Jaspal Singh (35), Satvinder Singh (29), Tasem Singh (46), Sukhvinder Singh (28), Hardeep Singh (33), and Charnjeet Singh (24).

Jaspal Singh's lawyer has indicated that he will appeal the verdict. Appeal by the others is likely to follow.