"Can't Bluntly Condemn": Sikh Body Chief On Alleged Sacrilege, Killings

This week two men, who remain unidentified so far, were killed by mobs at Amritsar and in Kapurthala after allegedly desecrating Sikh religious sentiments

The mob killing of two men accused of desecrating Sikh religious sentiments in Punjab's Amritsar and Kapurthala were not "simple incidents" and "not a matter of mere condemnation", Harjinder Singh Dhami, the head of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, told NDTV Monday evening. .@OnReality_Check | "We cannot bluntly condemn that incident (Punjab killings) because it involves the sentiments and faith of the Sikh people," says Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Harjinder Singh Dhami, on #Punjab killings. #NDTVExclusivepic.twitter.com/dbutSOm2Dc .@OnReality_Check | "In all the incidents of 'beadbi' till date, none of the accused have been convicted... It is not a simple incident," says Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Harjinder Singh Dhami, on #Punjab killings. #NDTVExclusivepic.twitter.com/bWiN4KOC83

Mr Dhami refused to denounce the brutal killing of the two accused - the man who died in Kapurthala had at least eight "deep, sharp cuts" on his neck and body, possible inflicted by swords, a senior medical officer told news agency PTI - and said he could not "bluntly condemn the incident".

"It is not a simple incident. It is related to the Guru Granth Sahib and not just any social offense. We cannot bluntly condemn the incident (the death of the two accused) because it involves the sentiments and faith of the Sikh people..." he told NDTV.