Person spent hours inside Golden Temple, seems targeted attempt of sacrilege, says Punjab’s Deputy CM

Punjab (19/12/2021): A day after an individual was lynched inside Golden Temple after an attempted sacrilege at the holiest site of Sikhs, Punjab’s Deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said that the entire incident seemed like a planned act.

Speaking to journalists he said, “It’s an unfortunate incident. It seems that the person came with the target of sacrilege only as he was there for 9-10 hours. He has not been identified yet. We will investigate the matter.”

“In 2018, State Govt passed & sent a proposal to GoI to make min 10 yrs imprisonment under Sec 295A, to whoever causes injury, damage or sacrilege to Guru Granth Sahib, Bhagwad Geeta, Quran & Bible. I’ll write again to GoI regarding it,” he added.

Yesterday sharing details of the incident, DCP Rampal singh had said that one 24-25-year-old man barged inside (Golden Temple) where the holy book (Guru Granth Sahib) is kept. He tried desecrating it with a sword; was taken out by Sangat people; died in the altercation. Body sent to Civil Hospital.