Amid heightened tensions in Punjab over the tried sacrilege incident at the Golden Temple, a man was allegedly beaten to death by Sikh devotees for trying to take away a religious flag from a gurdwara in Kapurthala district.
The incident happened on Sunday morning at Nizampur village in Kapurthala. The man allegedly tried to remove Nishan Sahib, a religious flag of the Sikhs, at a gurdwara in Nizampur. He was allegedly beaten to death by devotees.
“Police and any other agency should not interfere. Punjab Police and state government are equally responsible for the sacrilege cases,” an announcement made from the gurdwara said, asking people to gather in large numbers on Sunday.
