Punjab registers first anti‑sacrilege law case over torn Sikh scripture pages
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- Category: Asia
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-05-02 06:15 UTC
- Sources: The Hindu
Police in Sri Muktsar Sahib filed the state’s inaugural case under the anti‑sacrilege law after torn pages of the ‘Sukhmani Sahib Gutka’ were discovered in the Kuchian Mohalla area of Malout on April 30. Authorities are investigating the incident as a potential hate crime.
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