Amritsar

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) will set up an inquiry panel to investigate the alleged sacrilege attempt at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami.

He also demanded that the Punjab Government set up an inquiry to probe another alleged sacrilege attempt at a gurdwara in Kapurthala.

"We demand that the Punjab govt set up an inquiry to probe the sacrilege attempt at Kapurthala gurdwara. Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) is setting up an inquiry panel for sacrilege incident (at Golden Temple) probe," Dhami said.

On December 18, a man was beaten to death by angry devotees after he allegedly attempted to commit sacrilege at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

The state government has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Golden Temple incident.

The incident took place during evening prayers when the man jumped over the metal railing around the Guru Granth Sahib and allegedly attempted to desecrate the Holy Book of the Sikhs with a sword.

In Nizampur in Kapurthala district, an unidentified man was allegedly beaten to death by locals on Sunday for allegedly disrespecting the 'Nishan Sahib' at the village Gurudwara.

A video of people beating up the man who allegedly attempted sacrilege with the Nishan Sahib has gone viral on the Internet. He was later handed over to the police but some people reportedly insisted that the man be questioned in front of them and the man was allegedly beaten to death in an ensuing scuffle.