Precious Sikh texts had already been the focus of an electoral campaign in the state months before the tragedy occurred.
Pilgrims visiting the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, reportedly beat a man to death on Saturday after he entered the sanctum sanctorum, picked up a diamond-encrusted sword, and committed sacrilege, police said.
Even while the guy was being led away by staff of the Sikh Gurdwara Organization (SGPC), the committee that administers gurdwara matters, pilgrims seized him and beat him to death before police arrived, according to the Sikh Gurdwara Committee. Precious Sikh texts had already been the focus of an electoral campaign in the state months before the tragedy occurred. Two persons were murdered in 2015 after police opened fire on peaceful protestors in Bargari, Punjab, who were denouncing the desecration of a local elder.
A young guy dressed in a brown suit raced at the scripture, vaulted over the railing surrounding it, stomped on a rumala (the ornamental fabric on which the holy book is put), and took up a sword before he was restrained by staff, authorities added.
At this point, the SGPC officials captured him and brought him to the Teja Singh Samundri Hall, the SGPC headquarters.” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Parminder Singh Bhandal alleged that some of the other devotees present in the temple beat him up so severely that he died upon arriving at the office.
In the past, “sacrifice situations occurred elsewhere, but today this is happening within the Golden Temple itself,” the SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami said. “At the time of turning over the accused, we urged police to identify who was behind the offense,” he stated, referring to December 15. However, he was placed in court detention and the police did nothing.”
“I believe there may be a deep-rooted conspiracy behind these occurrences because of the upcoming state elections.” By claiming that the offender was mentally ill, police are frequently able to avoid culpability. On Saturday, police increased the level of security surrounding the temple complex in an effort to maintain tranquility.
