Day after sacrilege attempt, Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi visits Golden Temple
A day after a man was beaten to death for an alleged sacrilege attempt at Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday visited the temple premises to take stock of the situation.
Punjab Deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa was also present at the venue along with Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi who paid obeisance at the shrine.
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Terming the sacrilege incident at Golden Temple in Amritsar as most unfortunate, Randhawa earlier today said that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under Amritsar's deputy commissioner of police (Law and Order) had been constituted, which would present an investigation report within two days.
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The Deputy CM said that the incident was "very unfortunate" and that the police will get to the bottom of it.
"It has come during a preliminary investigation that the accused entered the Sri Darbar Sahib complex at 11:30 am and he stayed at Parikarma of the holiest shrine, which termed that the accused was here with a target, the press statement said.
The CCTV footage of markets adjoining Sri Darbar Sahib was also being scanned to ascertain where that the accused had come from and whether he was accompanied by anyone, Randhawa said.
Punjab Police in association with the SGPC will ensure that the Gurdwaras have its CCTV cameras, which should be fully operational, he added. Randhawa also issued directions to the Director-General of Police (DGP), all Commissioners of Police and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSPs) to strengthen round-the-clock security around all Gurudwaras/Temples/Mosques/Churches and other religious places. -PTC News
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