‘Most painful incident’: Sukhbir Singh Badal apologises for 2015 sacrilege cases
1 year ago

‘Most painful incident’: Sukhbir Singh Badal apologises for 2015 sacrilege cases

Live Mint  

Shiromani Akali Dal chief and former Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday apologised in front of the public for not being able to arrest the culprits of sacrilege cases in 2015. “Submitting myself to the Guru's will in the precinct of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, the highest religio-temporal seat of the Sikh quom, I sincerely and unconditionally seek forgiveness of the Khalsa Panth that heinous act of sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji happened during Akali govt. The first incident took place in June when a copy of the Guru Granth Sahib was stolen from Burj Jawahar Singh Wala village in Faridkot district. The incident that took place on October 12 was the final nail in the coffin when the desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib took place in Behbal Kalan town in Punjab.

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Punjab Govt Approves Gurmeet Ram Rahim's Prosecution in 2015 Sacrilege Cases
2 months ago

Punjab Govt Approves Gurmeet Ram Rahim's Prosecution in 2015 Sacrilege Cases

ABP News  

The Punjab government has granted sanction to prosecute jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2015 sacrilege cases. The move comes after the Supreme Court vacated the stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the trial in three sacrilege cases. Singh, who is serving a 20-year sentence, was granted a 20-day parole on …

Nod to prosecute Ram Rahim in Bargari sacrilege case soon: Punjab CM
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Nod to prosecute Ram Rahim in Bargari sacrilege case soon: Punjab CM

Hindustan Times  

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said his government will grant prosecution sanction for trial against Sirsa dera head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a 2015 Guru Granth Sahib sacrilege case. Mann’s statement, during the third and concluding day of the Vidhan Sabha session, comes amid mounting pressure from the Opposition which has targeted the chief minister, who holds …

Punjab: Man held for sacrilege incident at historic gurdwara near Amritsar
6 months ago

Punjab: Man held for sacrilege incident at historic gurdwara near Amritsar

Hindustan Times  

Karamjit Singh of Chabhal village was arrested for committing sacrilege by tearing pages of a gutka at the historic Gurdwara Bir Baba Budha Sahib, 14km from Amritsar, on Saturday. Karamjit Singh of Chabhal village was arrested for committing sacrilege by tearing pages of a gutka at Gurdwara Bir Baba Budha Sahib, 14km from Amritsar, on Saturday. Condemning the incident, Shiromani …

2015 sacrilege incidents: HC notice on Ram Rahim’s plea seeking transfer of probe to CBI into 2 more FIRs
8 months, 2 weeks ago

2015 sacrilege incidents: HC notice on Ram Rahim’s plea seeking transfer of probe to CBI into 2 more FIRs

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday sought response from the Punjab government on a plea from Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim seeking transfer of probe into two more FIRs registered into sacrilege incidents reported in 2015 in Punjab. Because of the upcoming elections, in a totally illegal, arbitrary and mala fide manner, the state police are …

With folded hands, Sukhbir Singh Badal apologises for 2015 sacrilege cases
1 year ago

With folded hands, Sukhbir Singh Badal apologises for 2015 sacrilege cases

India Today  

Eight years after the outrage surrounding sacrilege incidents related to the Guru Granth Sahib led to the downfall of the Akali Dal government in Punjab and a significant decrease in its support, Sukhbir Singh Badal, the party president, publicly expressed remorse on Friday. Sukhbir Badal posted a video on X and wrote, "Submitting myself to the Guru's will in the …

NCM seeks details of incidents of sacrilege in Punjab in past 45 years
1 year, 8 months ago

NCM seeks details of incidents of sacrilege in Punjab in past 45 years

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Minorities has written a letter to the Chief Secretary, Punjab, asking authorities to share a list of all incidents of sacrilege that have taken place in the State in the past 45 years. This comes after an incident of sacrilege at Gurudwara Sahib in Morinda, where a man forcefully entered the religious place and assaulted the …

2015 Bargari Sacrilege | Supreme Court Transfers Trial Against Gurmeet Ram Rahim and 7 Dera Followers to Chandigarh
1 year, 9 months ago

2015 Bargari Sacrilege | Supreme Court Transfers Trial Against Gurmeet Ram Rahim and 7 Dera Followers to Chandigarh

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the trial against Dera Sacha Sauda leader and ‘godman’ Gurmeet Ram Rahim and seven other acolytes of the religious cult in three interlinked cases of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib at Bargari in 2015 to be transferred from Punjab’s Faridkot to Chandigarh. The transfer petitions were filed by five Dera followers, Sukhjinder Singh, alias …

Moga sacrilege case: Three dera followers challenge conviction
2 years, 4 months ago

Moga sacrilege case: Three dera followers challenge conviction

Hindustan Times  

A month after their conviction, three Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda followers have challenged a lower court order sentencing them to three years in jail for the desecration of Guru Granth Sahib at Malke village in the district’s Baghapurana sub division in 2015. On July 7, the court of judicial magistrate first class Rahul Garg convicted and sentenced dera followers Prithvi …

Punjab's New Advocate General Shows Gap Between AAP in Power & AAP in Opposition
2 years, 4 months ago

Punjab's New Advocate General Shows Gap Between AAP in Power & AAP in Opposition

The Quint  

"CM Bhagwant Mann and Super CM Kejriwal had promised that they would provide justice in the sacrilege cases. Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee chief Harmeet Singh Kalka said that Ghai's appointment was a "conspiracy to protect the accused in the sacrilege case". The 2015 sacrilege incidents at Bargari in Faridkot district and the subsequent killing of two protesters in police …

2015 Bargari sacrilege cases: SIT blames Dera Sacha Sauda
2 years, 5 months ago

2015 Bargari sacrilege cases: SIT blames Dera Sacha Sauda

The Hindu  

The special investigation team of the Punjab police has pinned the blame for the 2015 Bargari sacrilege cases on the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda. Three months later, two posters containing derogatory language against Sikh religion, Sikh preachers and the Guru Granth Sahib were found pasted at Burj Jawahar Singh Wala village. The SIT, constituted to probe the ‘Bargari Sacrilege Cases’, …

Another sacrilege in Punjab, locals catch accused and hand over to police
2 years, 11 months ago

Another sacrilege in Punjab, locals catch accused and hand over to police

Op India  

Local sangat and the management of Gurudwara Nanaksar in Bhagupur Havelian area of Ajnala town of Amritsar district caught a man accused of sacrilege on Wednesday. The accused was found mentally unfit and seemingly under the effect of some drugs, said police. We are yet to file a case in this regard as the Sikh activists have repeatedly been demanding …

Kapurthala case not of sacrilege: Channi
3 years ago

Kapurthala case not of sacrilege: Channi

Hindustan Times  

There is no evidence that a man who was lynched by a mob for allegedly trying to desecrate a Sikh flag at a gurdwara in Kapurthala earlier this week had attempted to commit sacrilege, Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi said on Friday. “We did not find any sacrilege attempt or any evidence to back it,” Charanjit Singh Channi said. …

With Sacrilege Suspect Lynched and Locals Mum, Police in Punjab's Kapurthala Struggle to Make Headway
3 years ago

With Sacrilege Suspect Lynched and Locals Mum, Police in Punjab's Kapurthala Struggle to Make Headway

News 18  

There is an eerie silence at Nizampur Gurdwara in Kapurthala where a lynching over a suspected sacrilege attempt took place on Sunday, the second such incident in Punjab within a 12-hour period. “It was the police who shifted the person from the gurdwara to hospital…there is CCTV footage,” senior superintendent of police Harkamalpreet Singh told News18 but did not divulge …

Sacrilege bid: Centre issues alert to Punjab govt, asks to increase security measures at religious places
3 years ago

Sacrilege bid: Centre issues alert to Punjab govt, asks to increase security measures at religious places

India TV News  

Highlights According to sources, religious places could be targeted to vitiate the atmosphere in the state SGPC has demanded death sentence in cases of sacrilege or disrespect of religious texts The Centre has issued an alert to the Punjab government in view of the recent sacrilege attempts in the state. Meanwhile, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Monday demanded to …

Two lynchings in two days in Punjab: Here's all you need to know
3 years ago

Two lynchings in two days in Punjab: Here's all you need to know

Firstpost  

The sacrilege cases have been at the heart of political conflicts in Punjab since 2015 with each party accusing the other of inaction and promising that if they were to be elected to power they would investigate the issues Poll-bound Punjab is on the boil after two lynchings took place in two days following accusations of desecration, one at the …

What is sacrilege? Incidents and law in Punjab explained
3 years ago

What is sacrilege? Incidents and law in Punjab explained

India Today  

Sacrilege literally means treating a religious object or place without the respect that it deserves. CM @CharanjitChanni strongly condemned the most unfortunate and heinous act to attempt sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib in the sanctum sanctorum of Sri Harimandir Sahib during the path of Sri Rehras Sahib. The amended laws made “any sacrilege of the holy Guru Granth Sahib” …

Sacrilege incident at Golden Temple is conspiracy to create unrest: RSS
3 years ago

Sacrilege incident at Golden Temple is conspiracy to create unrest: RSS

India TV News  

Highlights SIT has been formed to investigate the sacrilege incident at the Golden Temple Pujab CM met senior police and administration officials today Condemning the incident of sacrilege at Golden Temple, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Sunday said that it is a conspiracy to create unrest in society and asked for the unmasking of conspirators behind the incident. "Yesterday's incident …

One more lynched in Punjab over ‘sacrilege’
3 years ago

One more lynched in Punjab over ‘sacrilege’

The Hindu  

A day after a man was beaten to death over an alleged attempt to commit sacrilege in the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple in Punjab’s Amritsar, another incident of a man being killed by the angry mob occurred on Sunday in Kapurthala over another attempt of desecration. Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has announced that a Special …

Handover case of 'sacrilege' attempt at Golden Temple to CBI: BJP to Channi govt
3 years ago

Handover case of 'sacrilege' attempt at Golden Temple to CBI: BJP to Channi govt

India TV News  

Highlights BJP demands CBI investigation into the alleged sacrilege attempt at Golden Temple BJP appeals Amit Shah to persuade Punjab CM Charanjit Channi to handover the case to CBI A man was allegedly beaten to death after he tried to desecrate the sacred Guru Granth Sahib The BJP has demanded CBI investigation into the alleged sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth …

Another Sacrilege Incident in Punjab Causes Uproar. Could it Hurt Channi's Chances in Next Year's Polls?
3 years ago

Another Sacrilege Incident in Punjab Causes Uproar. Could it Hurt Channi's Chances in Next Year's Polls?

News 18  

Another sacrilege issue has come to light in Punjab after a man was beaten to death for an act of “desecration” in Darbar Sahib – the Golden Temple. Parkash Singh Badal of Akali Dal, and five-time chief minister, said “the heinous attempt to commit sacrilege at Sachkhand Shri Harmandar Sahib” was “deeply shocking and exceedingly painful”. Badal’s son and SAD …

Punjab Deputy CM Sukhjinder Randhawa demands 10-year jail term for those found guilty of sacrilege
3 years ago

Punjab Deputy CM Sukhjinder Randhawa demands 10-year jail term for those found guilty of sacrilege

India Today  

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Sunday said the state government has demanded at least 10 years of imprisonment for people found guilty of committing sacrilege. Sukhjinder Randhawa chaired a high-level meeting with the Amritsar Police commissioner in the wake of the attempted sacrilege incident at the Golden Temple. Sukhjinder Randhawa said the police are scanning the CCTV …

Case filed in sacrilege bid at Golden Temple, CM Channi orders probe | All that happened
3 years ago

Case filed in sacrilege bid at Golden Temple, CM Channi orders probe | All that happened

India Today  

The police in Punjab's Amritsar have registered a case in connection with the attempted sacrilege incident at the Golden Temple. In a social media post, Bhai Gurpreet Singh Randhawa, Executive member of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, said, "I condemn the unfortunate incident at Shri Amritsar Sahib, Punjab Government should investigate immediately." In a Twitter post in Hindi and Punjabi, …

BJP leader Sirsa shares video of 'sacrilege' bid at Golden Temple, says Amit Shah has assured probe
3 years ago

BJP leader Sirsa shares video of 'sacrilege' bid at Golden Temple, says Amit Shah has assured probe

India Today  

After a man accused of attempted sacrilege at the Golden Temple in Amritsar was reportedly lynched on Saturday, BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa took to Twitter to share what he said was CCTV footage of the sacrilege bid. Real footage of an unfortunate and painful sacrilege incident at Sri Darbar Sahib pic.twitter.com/nVXOSeDga2 — Manjinder Singh Sirsa December 18, 2021 BJP …

Man accused of 'sacrilege' bid at Amritsar's Golden Temple beaten to death
3 years ago

Man accused of 'sacrilege' bid at Amritsar's Golden Temple beaten to death

India Today  

A man accused of attempted sacrilege at the Golden Temple in Amritsar has died, police said on Saturday. Activists of various Sikh outfits gather outside the Golden Temple on Saturday | Prabhjot Singh Gill "Today, one 24-25-year-old man barged inside where the holy book is kept. Executive member of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Bhai Gurpreet Singh Randhawa took to …

2015 sacrilege cases: Got some crucial info, says SIT after Ram Rahim’s questioning
3 years, 1 month ago

2015 sacrilege cases: Got some crucial info, says SIT after Ram Rahim’s questioning

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Police’s special investigation team probing the 2015 sacrilege cases asked over 100 questions from Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh during his grilling for more than seven hours at Sunaria Jail in Rohtak on Monday. Official sources said Ram Rahim was also quizzed about the whereabouts of three dera’s national committee members, wanted in sacrilege cases. The …

2015 Sacrilege Case: Punjab Police SIT to Question Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim
3 years, 1 month ago

2015 Sacrilege Case: Punjab Police SIT to Question Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim

News 18  

A special investigation team of the Punjab Police left for the Sunaria jail in Haryana’s Rohtak on Monday morning to question Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in connection with a 2015 sacrilege case. Last month, the Punjab and Haryana High Court said the Punjab Police could question the Dera Sacha Sauda sect head in the jail in …

Sacrilege case: Punjab Police SIT to question Dera Sacha Sauda chief
3 years, 1 month ago

Sacrilege case: Punjab Police SIT to question Dera Sacha Sauda chief

The Hindu  

A special investigation team of the Punjab Police left for the Sunaria jail in Haryana's Rohtak on Monday morning to question Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in connection with a 2015 sacrilege case. Last month, the Punjab and Haryana High Court said the Punjab Police could question the Dera Sacha Sauda sect head in the jail in …

7 Dera Sacha Sauda men held for 2015 Guru Granth Sahib bir theft
4 years, 5 months ago

7 Dera Sacha Sauda men held for 2015 Guru Granth Sahib bir theft

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab Police’s special investigation team, led by Jalandhar range deputy inspector general Ranbir Singh Khatra, on Saturday arrested seven Dera Sacha Sauda followers in Faridkot district in connection with a sacrilege incident that had sparked off statewide protests in 2015. Khatra said the accused stole a bir of Guru Granth Sahib from a gurdwara of Burj Jawahar Singh Wala …

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