An incident of desecration of Guru Granth Sahib took place at a gurdwara in Punjab’s Morinda town on Monday, following which Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has urged people to exercise restraint.
The incident occurred at Gurdwara Kotwali Sahib at Morinda in Rupnagar district, when a Sikh youth, identified as Jasvir Singh, entered the sanctum sanctorum and hit the two priests ( granthis), who were busy reciting hymns. The police said a case under Section 295 A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code, besides other relevant sections, has been registered against the accused.
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