Chandigarh: A local Sikh youth attempted sacrilege at a gurdwara in Rupnagar district today. He has been arrested by the police.

Reacting to the incident, SGPC president Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami said that the incident of sacrilege at Morinda is heart-wrenching, for which the accused has come out in public and insulted Guru Sahib. This person should not be spared under any circumstances and the police administration should set an example by taking strict action.

He also said that a serious inquiry should be conducted into the matter so that the forces behind the sacrilege could be exposed. Advocate Dhami said it would not be right if the government and the police tried to cover up.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday expressed anguish and grief over the incident of desecration of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji at Gurdwara Sri Kotwali Sahib at Morinda and said that exemplary punishment will be ensured to perpetrators of this heinous crime.

The Chief Minister, who had been keeping an eye over the happening, described it as an unfortunate and tragic incident which has bruised the psyche of every individual who has faith in Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji. Urging the people to exercise restraint, he said that exemplary action will be ensured against the perpetrators indulging in these types of dastardly acts. Bhagwant Mann unequivocally said that Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji is supreme for every individual and no one will be allowed to disturb the hard earned peace in the state.

Mann said that he has already directed the Director General of Police (DGP) to ensure that the probe into matter is expedited so that the guilty of this crime gets punishment as per the rule of law. He also said that the Police has also enhanced surveillance in every nook and corner of the state. Bhagwant Mann categorically said that severest of severe action will be taken against any person who tries to disturb the law and order situation in the state through such acts.

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