Mentally unstable man held for defiling scriptures at Ludhiana gurdwara

The accused, Jaspal Singh of Dasmesh Nagar, removed the sacred cloth covering the scriptures and scattered the holy books around the room.

A 40-year-old man was arrested for defiling religious scriptures at Gurdwara Baba Vishavkarma Sahib at Street 12, Dasmesh Nagar, on Tuesday.

The accused was booked under Section 295 ( injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class) of the Indian Penal Code (Representative Image/HT File)

The accused, Jaspal Singh of Dasmesh Nagar, removed the sacred cloth covering the scriptures and scattered the holy books around the room.

The gurdwara’s granthi, Chatar Singh of Daba Lohara village, said Jaspal came to the gurdwara around 6pm and went to the room where the scriptures are kept on the first floor. “I realised that the accused had not come downstairs. Suspecting foul play, I decided to inspect the room and found our scriptures scattered. I raised the alarm and apprehended Jaspal.”

The accused was booked under Section 295 ( injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class) of the Indian Penal Code.

Division 6 station house officer Amandeep Singh Brar said the accused was suffering from a mental illness and is undergoing psychiatric treatment at Model Gram.

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