Punjab Police probing links between accused after 2 sacrilege incidents at Golden Temple within a week

Punjab Police is trying to investigate whether the accused of both the sacrilege incidents at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar were known to each other and were being part of a conspiracy.

Two sacrilege incidents reported within a week at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar have given rise to speculations that there could be a conspiracy behind these attacks in an attempt to disrupt peace.

The first sacrilege incident was reported on December 15, when a person identified as Ranbir Singh, was arrested on charges of throwing Gutka Sahib (small holy book) into the Sarovar. The accused, who belongs to Ludhiana, is the only surviving accused and is being interrogated by the police after registering a case.