Man arrested on sacrilege charge

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, September 22

Tension gripped Amarjit Colony on the Tibba road after pages of a ‘Gutka Sahib’ were found in the garbage dump today afternoon. After people came to know about the sacrilege, they started gathering to seek immediate arrest of the suspect. Situation turned tense as the people decided to hold protest.

Additional DCP Rupinder Kaur Sra, along with the police force, immediately reached the spot and assured the people that accused would be arrested soon.

The Police checked footage of several CCTV cameras of the area to find clue. The police launched a probe and questioned several people in this regard. After few hours of the investigation, the police identified the suspect and also nabbed him. The suspect has been identified as Rakesh Arora , a factory worker in Tibba. Accused told the police that he had bought ‘Gutka Sahib’ from a gurdwara, but by mistake threw it in the garbage along with some other stuff.

ADCP Sra said a case under the relevant section of the IPC was being registered against the suspect.