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Punjab CM condemns sacrilege bid at Golden Temple, directs police to identify 'real conspirators'
• 3 years agoA man was beaten to death by angry devotees after he allegedly attempted to commit sacrilege at the Golden Temple in Amritsar
Amritsar: Man beaten to death over 'sacrilege' attempt at Golden Temple
Fp Staff • 3 years agoThe incident took place when the man jumped golden grills inside the sanctum sanctorum, picked a sword and reached near the place where a Sikh priest was reciting the holy Guru Granth Sahib
Father of sacrilege accused shot dead in Bathinda district; assailants presently unidentified, say police
• 4 years agoBullets were fired from a close range by the assailants, who had their faces covered with masks, the police said
Main accused in Bargari sacrilege case murdered in Nabha prison; Punjab Police tighten security, set up cordon near Patiala
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe prime accused in the Bargari sacrilege case Mahinderpal Bittu was killed by inmates in Nabha prison on Saturday near Patiala, the Punjab Police said.
Sacrilege controversy in Punjab: SIT summons Akshay Kumar, Parkash Singh, Sukhbir Singh Badal
• 6 years agoThe SIT probing police firing incidents at Behbal Kalan on sacrilege issue, has summoned Parkash Singh Badal, Sukhbir Singh Badal and actor Akshay Kumar.
Ranjit Singh Commission report may derail SAD in 2019 LS polls, will hand Congress and AAP major boost
Arjunsharma • 7 years agoThe Ranjit Singh Commission report has indicted then chief minister Parkash Singh Badal in a matter attached to the sentiments of Sikhs in Punjab.
Uproar expected in Punjab as Amarinder govt moves to table bill introducing amends to Section 295 AA blasphemy law today
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe 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.
Punjab's blasphemy law: Ranjit Singh Commission report indicts Parkash Singh Badal, says was 'aware' of police action in Kotkapura
• 7 years agoThe one-man commission, the report of which was tabled in the state Assembly on Monday, also held the police responsible for the using force at Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan, describing it as "unprovoked, unwarranted and uncalled" for.
Policemen attacked in Punjab after refusing to hand over accused in sacrilege case to mob
• 8 years agoFive policemen were injured when a group of people allegedly attacked them in an attempt to forcibly take custody of an accused involved in sacrilege incident.
Punjab: Youth manifesto, sacrilege controversy put brakes on soaring AAP graph
Rajendra Khatry • 9 years agoTill recently, the AAP’s political campaign graph had been going up steadily in Punjab ahead of the state assembly elections.