Pages of holy book found in Jalandhar

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, June 22

Two bike-borne persons threw pages of Guru Granth Sahib in a drain at Sher Singh Colony in the Mithu Basti area here today. The police have booked unidentified persons under Sections 295 and 34 of the IPC.

A local labourer, Devinder, who was doing pipe-laying work in the area, saw the duo coming towards the drain from the Gakhlan bridge and throwing pages in the drain.

Activists of the Sikh Action Committee reached the spot and recovered the pages. The police registered a case on the complaint of Narinder Singh, a local ‘kirtaniya’.

ASI Avtar Singh of Division No. 5 police station said, “The statement of the daily-wager has been recorded. Many people saw the backs of the bike-borne persons while they were fleeing. The duo’s identity is yet to be ascertained.”

CM orders probe

Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has directed the DGP to order a thorough inquiry into the case of sacrilege. He also asked the police chief to ensure that peace was not disturbed in the wake of the incident.