City
Epaper

Nihang Sikh kills man over suspicion of sacrilege at gurdwara in Phagwara, arrested

By IANS | Updated: January 16, 2024 17:05 IST

Chandigarh, Jan 16 A Nihang Sikh in Punjab’s Kapurthala district was arrested on Tuesday on charges of murdering ...

Open in App

Chandigarh, Jan 16 A Nihang Sikh in Punjab’s Kapurthala district was arrested on Tuesday on charges of murdering a man over the suspicion that he committed sacrilege at the historical Gurdwara Sri Chaura Khooh Sahib in Phagwara on Monday night.

The accused, Ramandeep Singh, uploaded a video of the man before allegedly murdering him.

He claimed that the man admitted in a video that he had been sent to the gurdwara to commit sacrilege.

The accused made the video that shows him confronting the man on the purpose of his visit late in the night, before overpowering and killing him with a sword.

The victim had locked himself in the gurdwara bathroom before the accused confronted him and asked him if he had been sent to commit sacrilege.

The police recovered the body from the gurdwara.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Open in App

Related Stories

InternationalTaiwan detects 11 PLA aircraft, 8 PLAN vessels near its territory

BusinessIndia-EFTA 'Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement' brings capital, technology and jobs for India: Piyush Goyal

InternationalTrump offers Qatar unprecedented military protection against attacks 

InternationalGaza fires rockets toward Israel amid Yom Kippur observance

NationalPM Modi pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversary

National Realted Stories

NationalPM Modi to attend Dussehra celebrations in East Delhi

NationalSymbol of victory of good over evil: PM Modi extends Vijayadashami greetings

NationalRSS to mark centenary celebrations with Vijayadashami Utsav in Nagpur today

NationalCentre approves mitigation, recovery and reconstruction projects worth Rs 4645.60 crore

NationalRajasthan: Steady decline in crime over last two years, claims police