Man thrashed to death in Ferozepur village over alleged sacrilege
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Man thrashed to death in Ferozepur village over alleged sacrilege

Hindustan Times  

A 25-year-old man was hacked to death with swords by a mob, allegedly after he tore off the pages of Guru Granth Sahib in a village in Ferozepur. According to a complaint filed by Lakhvir Singh of Mahalam village, Bakhsish Singh of Talli Gulam village had visited the gurdwara in Bandala village around 2.30 pm. Lakhvir claimed that the alleged sacrilege was captured on closed-circuit television cameras installed inside the gurdwara. Akal Takht jathedar condemns sacrilege incident Amritsar: Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh expressed grief over the alleged sacrilege incident in Ferozepur and termed the killing of the accused as a “reaction to the failure to punish the culprits and give them exemplary punishments.” He also ordered the Sikh Sangat to socially and religiously boycott the family of the accused and not allow his last rites to be carried out in any gurdwara.

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Hindustan Times  

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India TV News  

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