Amritsar: FIR Registered Against 16 People Over Missing 328 ‘Saroops' of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Vadala urged Speaker Sandhwan to introduce a law in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha to ensure capital punishment for those who commit such sacrilege

Amritsar: FIR Registered Against 16 People Over Missing 328 ‘Saroops’ of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Amritsar News: The Amritsar Commissionerate Police has registered an FIR against sixteen individuals in connection with the disappearance of 328 ‘Saroops’ (holy scriptures) of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, according to the Information and Public Relations Department, Punjab.

Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan stated that the state government will not tolerate sacrilege of any religion. He said, “Our government will not spare anybody who will commit this type of heinous crime. Guru Sahib ji has guided us to protect all the religion across the globe.”

Meanwhile, Bhai Baldev Singh Vadala praised the Punjab Government for registering an FIR against the individuals allegedly involved in the sacrilege of 328 “Pawan Saroops” of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

Vadala urged Speaker Sandhwan to introduce a law in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha to ensure capital punishment for those who commit such sacrilege, stating that it would deter future crimes and set a strong example for society.

Those booked have been identified as Dr. Roop Singh, Manjit Singh, Gurbachan Singh, Satinder Singh, Nishan Singh, Paramjit Singh, Gurmukh Singh, Jujhar Singh, Baaj Singh, Dalbir Singh, Kamaljit Singh, Kulwant Singh, Jaspreet Singh, Gurbachan Singh, Satinder Singh, and Amarjit Singh.

The FIR has been registered under Sections 295 (injuring or defiling a place of worship or sacred object with intent to insult a religion), 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings), 409 (criminal breach of trust), 465 (forgery), and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Police Station Division-C, Amritsar Commissionerate.

The press release noted that the action follows a prolonged inquiry into mismanagement and discrepancies in record-keeping at the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Bhawan, the publishing house of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) in Amritsar.