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Main accused in Bargari sacrilege case murdered in Nabha prison; Punjab Police tighten security, set up cordon near Patiala

The prime accused in the Bargari sacrilege case Mahinderpal Bittu was killed by inmates in Nabha prison on Saturday near Patiala, the Punjab Police said.

Youth Akali Dal leader held for vandalising Rajiv Gandhi's statue in Ludhiana; Congress workers defile SAD posters

A Youth Akali Dal leader was arrested for allegedly vandalising the statue of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in Ludhiana on Tuesday.

Guru Granth Sahib desecration in Punjab: Congress, AAP use row over alleged sacrilege to hurt SAD's poll prospects

Punjab’s politics is in a holy mess with the ruling Congress and the fledgling Aam Aadmi Party taking a leaf out of the Shiromani Akali Dal’s book.

Guru Granth Sahib desecration in Punjab: Scores of sacrilege incidents, high-profile accused, political blame games galore

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar on Wednesday appeared before a Punjab Police Special Investigative Team (SIT) in Chandigarh which is probing the police firing on mobs protesting the 2015 incidents of desecration of Guru Granth Sahib in Punjab.

Akshay Kumar sacrilege row LIVE updates: Actor accused of facilitating meeting between Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and Sukhbir Badal

Akshay Kumar to appear before Punjab SIT LIVE updates: Kumar will be questioned regarding his alleged role in brokering a deal between the controversial godman, who was later convicted of rape and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment and Sukhbir Badal in Mumbai in 2015 just days before the release of a film of the godman.

Daily bulletin: Delhi Police issues alert on two JeM terrorists; Amit Shah to take part in road show in Rajasthan; day's top stories

Two close aides of Muzaffarpur shelter home case prime accused arrested, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal attacked with chilli powder outside office, Amit Shah to visit Rajasthan today - here are the day's top stories

AAP leader HS Phoolka to quit Punjab Assembly over govt's failure act against those behind 2015 Behbal Kalan firing

Senior AAP leader HS Phoolka to resign over the Congress government's failure to take action against those behind incidents of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib and police firing in October 2015 on those protesting such incidents

Amarinder Singh asserts no one will be spared in sacrilege cases, accuses previous SAD-BJP govt of not doing enough

Amarinder Singh claimed that the SAD-BJP government in Punjab ordered police firing on peaceful protesters in Bargari, killing two youths.

Uproar expected in Punjab as Amarinder govt moves to table bill introducing amends to Section 295 AA blasphemy law today

The Punjab government's proposed decision to amend Section 295 AA, a law which makes acts of sacrilege against the holy books — Guru Granth Sahib, Gita, Quran, Bible — of major religions punishable with life imprisonment, is expected to cause quite an uproar as the bill will be tabled in Punjab assembly on Tuesday.

Four Dera Sacha Sauda followers arrested for 2015 Faridkot sacrilege incidents

Four followers of Dera Sacha Sauda have been arrested in connection with the 2015 incidents of sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib in Burj Jawahar Singh Wala and Bargari villages of Faridkot district, police sources said on Sunday.