The police in Punjab’s Amritsar have registered a case in connection with the attempted sacrilege incident at the Golden Temple. The incident, that took place on Saturday, saw a youth lynched by angry devotees after he tried to barge into the reserved area where the Guru Granth Sahib is kept.
The police said they have registered a case against an unidentified person. Meanwhile, the autopsy of the deceased youth will be conducted on Sunday, the police added.
The incident took the state by storm as politicians cutting across party lines condemned the sacrilege bid at the holy place. Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has ordered a probe into the incident to find the “real conspirators”.
In a series of tweets, Punjab CM Channi has condemned the “most unfortunate and heinous act” that erupted inside the Golden Temple last night and has asked the police and authorities to thoroughly probe the entire matter and find out the culprits.
In the tweets posted by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), it was stated, “CM Charanjit Channi strongly condemned the most unfortunate and heinous act to attempt a sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib in the sanctum sanctorum of Sri Harimandir Sahib during the Rehraas Sahib Paath.”
The statement further reads, “CM directed state police authorities to thoroughly probe into the entire matter to zero in at the underlying motive and real conspirators behind this dastardly act.” The chief minister also called up the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president and assured the full support and cooperation of the Punjab government.
An altercation had erupted inside the Golden Temple last night, which lead to a shocking event. According to the police, a man had jumped over the railings into the prayer area during the evening prayers and tried to disrupt the service.
He had allegedly picked up a sword and had tried to desecrate the Guru Granth Sahib, which is the Holy Book of the Sikhs. He was then surrounded by angry devotees and beaten to death. The body of the dead person has now been taken for post mortem.
