Amritsar/Ludhiana – Two persons, including a woman and a Granthi Singh in a gurdwara, have been arrested in separate incidents of sacrilege in Amritsar and Ludhiana.
While a ‘granthi’ in a gurudwara in Nijjapura village of Amritsar district was arrested for allegedly committing an act of sacrilege, police took into custody a woman working as a sweeper and a granthi in connection with the Ghawaddi village desecration case in Ludhiana district.
Amritsar Senior Superintendent of Police (rural) Jasdeep Singh Saini said they received a call from the priest of a gurdwara at Nijjapura late last night that three persons had forcibly entered the Gurdwara and tore pages of Guru Granth Sahib ji.
“The statement of priest appeared false following which he was interrogated by police in front of other people working in the shrine,” he said. Granthi Jasdeep Singh confessed that he had committed the crime and had tried to mislead the police, Saini said.
“The perpetrator of crime, who himself is granthi of the gurdwara, has been arrested,” the SSP said, adding the situation is under control.
Woman arrested in Ludhiana
Meanwhile, the Ludhiana city police have arrested a woman for alleged desecration of a ‘bir’ of Guru Granth Sahib at Ghawaddi gurdwara.
Balwinder Kaur entered the gurdwara around 4am on Monday and allegedly desecrated pages of Guru Granth Sahib.
When gurdwara ‘granthi’ Sikander arrived, Balwinder Kaur asked him whether the Angs of Guru Granth Sahib are safe. After opening the Hukamnama, Sikandar told Balwinder Kaur that everything was fine.
Later, as Sikandar proceeded to read Guru Granth Sahib he found some pages torn. Sikandar in connivance with Balwinder Kaur concocted a story and made an announcement at Ghawaddi gurdwara which led to tension in the city.
Commissioner of Police PS Umranangal said the woman and granthi have been booked. The police are probing why she desecrated the holy book. Balwinder Kaur was serving at the gurdwara for over two decades.
Her son Ranjit Singh was a two-time president of the gurdwara body.