No sacrilege in Kapurthala murder case, say police
The Hindu
Arrest Gurdwara caretaker Amarjit Singh
The police on Friday arrested one person and booked him for murder in connection with a group of people beating a man to death in Kapurthala, Punjab, dismissing the claim of possible sacrilege.
The incident occurred on December 19 at Nijampur village, where the person was beaten to death over an alleged attempt to commit the sacrilege of Nishan Sahib (Sikh flag) at a gurdwara.
With no evidence showing ‘sacrilege’, the police have arrested gurdwara caretaker Amarjit Singh who, on the day of the incident, stated that he saw the man (deceased) attempting to disrespect the ‘Nishan Sahib’. The man was later killed a group of people. As per the post-mortem report, the victim suffered around 30 injuries, mostly cuts likely to have been inflicted by sharp-edged weapons.