NEW DELHI , India ( CNN ) -- Police tightened security Wednesday in India 's Punjab for the funeral of a preacher whose killing in Vienna , Austria sparked violent protests in the Sikh majority state last week . The body of Rama Sand lies in state in Vienna before being transported to India . Top-ranking officers are camping in Jalandhar district , where Rama Nand will be cremated Thursday , said Parag Jain , Punjab 's inspector-general of police . `` Security arrangements are elaborate , '' he told CNN . Nand 's body is due to arrive from Vienna early Thursday in Sachkhand Ballan , a monastery dedicated to Guru Ravidass , a 14th-century low-caste Hindu spiritual figure . Guru Ravidass ' writings are predominantly found in the primary Sikh scriptures called the Guru Granth Sahib , placed in the sect temples as in the Sikh houses of worship . Sect head Niranjan Dass , who was injured in the Vienna assault , will also be arriving Thursday , Sachkhand Ballan secretary S.R . Heer said . The sikh guru 's death led to widespread violence across the Punjab region , which resulted in the army and federal security forces being called in to restore order . Thousands took part in demonstrations across the Doaba region , where protesters attacked public transportation , knocking out train service in some areas . They also blocked a national highway to Jammu , CNN sister network CNN-IBN reported . A number of businesses were ransacked as well . Police reported one death . Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh , himself a Sikh , appealed for calm , in a statement . `` There is no place for violence in a secular society like India 's and certainly no excuse whatsoever for the violation of the sacred premises of a ( Sikh temple ) for narrow sectarian or other purposes , '' India 's Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement .
Tensions ease in Punjab after widespread violence over Sikh guru 's death . Sant Rama Nand shot dead in temple in Vienna , Austria ; another guru wounded . Nand 's body is due to arrive from Vienna early Thursday .