Man arrested for desecrating Sikh holy book

Punjab police arrested a man for allegedly desecrating the Sri Gutka Sahib, a holy book of the Sikhs, at a gurdwara in Gurdaspur’s Shuor Kalan village. Local residents have demanded strict action against the accused, identified as Sucha Singh, over the sacrilege incident. The villagers caught the accused and handed him to the police. Gurdaspur SP Jagjit Singh Saroha said, “We received a call from Shuor Kalan village that a person has done ‘beadbi’ (sacrilege) of Gutka Sahib. The person has been arrested and a case has been registered against him. Further investigation is being done." This incident was reported four days after a man was arrested for allegedly desecrating the Guru Granth Sahib and hitting two priests at a gurdwara in Morinda. He was sent to two-day police remand by a local court.