Man thrashed for trying to remove religious flag at gurdwara in Punjab's Kapurthala

A man was thrashed by devotees for allegedly trying to remove a religious flag at a gurdwara in Punjab's Kapurthala district.

Amid heightened tensions in Punjab over the attempted sacrilege incident at the Golden Temple, a man was thrashed by Sikh devotees for allegedly trying to remove a religious flag at a gurdwara in Kapurthala district.

The incident took place on Sunday morning at Nizampur village in Kapurthala. The man allegedly tried to remove Nishan Sahib, a religious flag of the Sikhs, at a gurdwara in Nizampur. He was beaten by the devotees who also refused to hand him over to the police.