Sacrilege Attempt at Golden Temple: Punjab Govt Forms SIT; Report to be Submitted in Two Days
3 years ago

Sacrilege Attempt at Golden Temple: Punjab Govt Forms SIT; Report to be Submitted in Two Days

News 18  

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Saturday said a Special Investigation Team under Amritsar DCP had been formed to probe the sacrilege incident at the Golden Temple and an investigation report will be presented in the next two days. A case was registered against the unidentified man late Saturday night under IPC sections 295A and 307, Amritsar Police Commissioner Sukchain Singh Gill said on Sunday. "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 Chief Minister's Office said in a tweet on Saturday night. Akali Dal stalwart and five-time chief minister Parkash Singh Badal said it was a "heinous attempt", which was "deeply shocking and exceedingly painful".

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Golden Temple shooting incident: Accused Narain Singh Chaura sent to 3-day police custody
1 month, 1 week ago

Golden Temple shooting incident: Accused Narain Singh Chaura sent to 3-day police custody

Live Mint  

A local court in Amritsar on Thursday sent Narain Singh Chaura, accused of attempting to shoot Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal at the Golden Temple, to three days of police custody. Deputy Superintendent of Police Rashpal Singh confirmed the remand, stating, "We presented Narain Singh Chaura before the court and the judge gave 3 days remand. Narain Singh …

Indian politician serving religious punishment at Golden Temple shot at
1 month, 1 week ago

Indian politician serving religious punishment at Golden Temple shot at

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Badal, former deputy chief minister of the western …

Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal Performs 'Sewadar' Duties As Penance For 'Sins': WATCH
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1 month, 1 week ago

Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal Performs 'Sewadar' Duties As Penance For 'Sins': WATCH

ABP News  

Former Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal was seen at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab on Tuesday morning to begin his first day of penance. Punjab: Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal sits by the gate at Golden Temple in Amritsar with a plaque around his neck and spear in his hand as one of the religious …

Sukhbir Badal, other Akali Dal leaders begin ‘penance’ for ‘mistakes’
1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Badal, other Akali Dal leaders begin ‘penance’ for ‘mistakes’

The Hindu  

A day after Akal Takht – the highest Sikh temporal seat awarded religious punishment to Sukhbir Singh Badal, former Punjab deputy Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal leader for his ‘mistakes’, he was on Tuesday seen at the Golden Temple complex in Punjab’s Amritsar performing the penance. The Akal Takht had on December 2, awarded religious punishments for Mr. Badal …

Sukhbir Badal, with plaque around neck, undertakes Akal punishment at Golden Temple
1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Badal, with plaque around neck, undertakes Akal punishment at Golden Temple

Deccan Chronicle  

Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday undertook the Akal Takht’s religious punishment, known as ‘tankhah,’ at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Punjab: Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal sits by the gate at Golden Temple in Amritsar with a plaque around his neck and spear in his hand as one of the religious punishments pronounced for …

Akali Dal's Sukhbir Badal, on wheelchair, begins penance at Golden Temple
1 month, 1 week ago

Akali Dal's Sukhbir Badal, on wheelchair, begins penance at Golden Temple

India Today  

Sukhbir Singh Badal, who resigned as president of the Shiromani Akali Dal last month, arrived at the Golden Temple in Amritsar in a wheelchair to serve a religious punishment after the Akal Takht, the supreme temporal authority of the Sikhs, found him guilty of taking "wrong political decisions" when his party was in power in Punjab from 2007 to 2017. …

Sukhbir Badal to clean Golden Temple washrooms, kitchens for 'religious misconduct'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal to clean Golden Temple washrooms, kitchens for 'religious misconduct'

India Today  

Former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has been punished with cleaning duties at washrooms and kitchens at Amritsar's Golden Temple by Akal Takht, the supreme temporal authority of the Sikhs. The Akal Takht has also issued a directive to the Shiromani Akali Dal, led by Sukhbir Badal, to accept his resignation as party chief within three days. The …

Golden Temple controversy: Girl, family apologise, plead for peace
1 year, 8 months ago

Golden Temple controversy: Girl, family apologise, plead for peace

Hindustan Times  

Days after a girl was allegedly barred entry into Harmandar Sahib in Punjab’s Amritsar as she had a Tricolour painted on her face, she and her father apologised for their act and pleaded for peace, on Wednesday. A combo of two pictures shows a woman, left, with tricolour painted on her face who was allegedly denied entry to the Golden …

Punjab police arrest man for sacrilege bid at Patiala temple; attempt to disrupt peace, says CM Channi
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab police arrest man for sacrilege bid at Patiala temple; attempt to disrupt peace, says CM Channi

India Today  

Police in Punjab have arrested a man for allegedly attempting sacrilege at the Kali Devi temple in Patiala. Patiala Superintendent of Police Harpal Singh said that police will verify the alleged sacrilege incident and take action against the accused. Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi strongly condemned the sacrilege attempt saying 'bad elements' are attempting to create mayhem by disturbing peace …

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 …

Golden Temple sacrilege case: Post-mortem report shows man suffered severe head injury
3 years ago

Golden Temple sacrilege case: Post-mortem report shows man suffered severe head injury

India Today  

The man who was killed on the charge of ‘sacrilege’ at the Harmandir Sahib Gurdwara in Punjab had suffered a severe head injury, as per the post-mortem report. No part of the man’s body was free of injury, the report noted. After the post-mortem, the body was brought to Shivpuri Dham, located at Shri Dugryana Teerth, where the last rites …

Two days before Golden Temple lynching, SFJ’s Gurparwant Pannu sought Imran Khan’s help for Khalistan Referendum and ‘Fall of Delhi’
3 years ago

Two days before Golden Temple lynching, SFJ’s Gurparwant Pannu sought Imran Khan’s help for Khalistan Referendum and ‘Fall of Delhi’

Op India  

Two days before the Golden Temple lynching on December 18, chief of Khalistani terrorist organisation Sikhs for Justice, Gurparwant Singh Pannu wrote to Pakistan PM Imran Khan seeking his intervention in Referendum and ‘Fall of Delhi’. Pannu had written to Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, to support SFJ to “Free Punjab” and form “Khalistan”. The letter read, “SFJ is …

Ground Report: Business as Usual at Golden Temple as SGPC Congregation Backs Killing of Sacrilege Accused
3 years ago

Ground Report: Business as Usual at Golden Temple as SGPC Congregation Backs Killing of Sacrilege Accused

News 18  

“If such sacrilege incidents take place in the future, the culprit should face the same fate because the police have not acted in the past.” This seemed to be the prevailing mood at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Monday, 48 hours after a person, who is still unidentified, was lynched to death for attempting sacrilege. They also shared their …

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 …

'Sacrilege accused should be hanged in public': Navjot Sidhu
3 years ago

'Sacrilege accused should be hanged in public': Navjot Sidhu

India TV News  

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has demanded public execution for those indulging in acts of desecrating religious texts. Addressing a rally at Malerkotla on Sunday, Sidhu said that such cases hurt people's sentiments and alleged that conspiracy is being hatched to disrupt peace in the state ahead of polls. Wherever sacrilege takes place, be it of Quran Sharif or …

Punjab Police probing links between accused after 2 sacrilege incidents at Golden Temple within a week
3 years ago

Punjab Police probing links between accused after 2 sacrilege incidents at Golden Temple within a week

India Today  

Two sacrilege incidents reported within a week at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar have given rise to speculations that there could be a conspiracy behind these attacks in an attempt to disrupt peace. READ: Punjab CM visits Golden Temple day after lynching; SIT to submit report on 'sacrilege' bid in 2 days While the identities of Amritsar and Kapurthala …

Those guilty of sacrilege should be 'publicly hanged': Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu
3 years ago

Those guilty of sacrilege should be 'publicly hanged': Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu

India Today  

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has called for the public execution of those found guilty of 'sacrilege'. Addressing a public meeting in Malerkotla on Sunday, Navjot Singh Sidhu said, "If any incident of sacrilege takes place -- be it of the Quran Sharif, the Bhagavad Gita or the Guru Granth Sahib -- the culprits should be publicly hanged, should …

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 …

Amritsar: SIT formed to probe Golden Temple sacrilege incident
3 years ago

Amritsar: SIT formed to probe Golden Temple sacrilege incident

India TV News  

Highlights A special investigation team formed under Amritsar DCP to probe sacrilege incident at Golden temple. Any attempt to violate the communal harmony in the state will be dealt with a firm hand: Punjab DGP A special investigation team has been formed under the Amritsar DCP to investigate the sacrilege incident at the Golden Temple, said Punjab Deputy CM Sukhjinder …

Another man beaten to death by mob over alleged sacrilege attempt in Punjab
3 years ago

Another man beaten to death by mob over alleged sacrilege attempt in Punjab

India TV News  

Highlights The incident has come a day after a man was beaten to death over sacrilege attempt in Golden Temple The police initially rescued the man but angry crowd beaten him to death An investigation in the case has been initated Another man was beaten to death in Punjab's Kapurthala over a sacrilege attempt on Sunday. The incident has come …

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 …

Respect all places of worship, appeals Punjab CM Channi during visit to Golden Temple
3 years ago

Respect all places of worship, appeals Punjab CM Channi during visit to Golden Temple

India Today  

Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi has appealed to the people of the state to respect and protect the places of worship of all religions. #WATCH Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi visits Golden Temple in Amritsar Punjab government has constituted SIT to probe sacrilege attempt at the Golden Temple pic.twitter.com/gMXmBNPPFY — ANI December 19, 2021 Following his visit to the Golden …

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, …

Man beaten to death at Golden Temple
3 years ago

Man beaten to death at Golden Temple

The Hindu  

One person died after being beaten by devotees on Saturday when he entered the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, according to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee – the apex body for the management of gurdwaras. In an official statement, SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami said an attempt was made by a man at “Sachkhand Sri Harmandar Sahib” …

Man Attempts 'Sacrilege' Inside Golden Temple, Beaten to Death by Angry Mob; CM Orders Probe
3 years ago

Man Attempts 'Sacrilege' Inside Golden Temple, Beaten to Death by Angry Mob; CM Orders Probe

News 18  

A man, in his early 20s, was beaten to death on Saturday after he allegedly attempted to desecrate the Holy Guru Granth Sahib in Golden Temple in Punjab’s Amritsar. As per the viral video, the youth jumped golden grills inside the sanctum sanctorum, picked a sword, and reached near in front of the ‘Saroop’ where a Sikh priest was reciting …

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 …

Punjab CM Channi condemns 'sacrilege' bid at Golden Temple, directs police to identify 'real conspirators'
3 years ago

Punjab CM Channi condemns 'sacrilege' bid at Golden Temple, directs police to identify 'real conspirators'

India Today  

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi condemned the "sacrilege" bid at Amritsar's Golden Temple and directed state police to thoroughly probe the matter and find the "real conspirators". The Chief Minister's Office said on Twitter: "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 …

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 …

BJP demands CBI probe into alleged sacrilege attempt at Golden Temple in Amritsar
3 years ago

BJP demands CBI probe into alleged sacrilege attempt at Golden Temple in Amritsar

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the alleged sacrilege attempt at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Saturday. I also demand Charanjit Channi-led government immediately hand over the case to CBI so that truth can be known, unlike Bargari, culprits of which are still roaming free." I strongly condemn the attempt …

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