Sacrilege incident in Kapurthala: Man detained after allegedly tearing pages of Guru Granth Sahib

JALANDHAR: An incident of sacrilege took place in village Bhagwanpur in Bholath sub-division of district Kapurthala. A man was held by the granthi of the gurdwara inside the gurdwara after he allegedly tore pages from the Bir of Guru Granth Sahib in the afternoon. He was later thrashed by the people. Police also reached the spot after getting the information and took the suspect into their custody and admitted him in Civil Hospital Bholath.
The suspect was later identified as Hardev Singh of village Dogranwala of the same district.
Several Sikh activists and Nihangs also gathered there and later protested outside the Civil Hospital
Kapurthala SSP Vatsala Gupta said that they got the information around 3.30 pm and police immediately rushed to the place. She said that they were verifying the antecedents of the suspect and a case was registered.
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami strongly condemned the incident and said that the incident should be thoroughly investigated and the conspiracy behind the incident should also be exposed.