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Sukhbir Badal Summoned Again In Punjab Sacrilege Row, 2015 Case Still Unsolved
Since 2015, the sacrilege cases have survived three governments - the Akali Dal-BJP alliance, the Congress, and now the AAP administration led by Bhagwant Mann.
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"Tell Public Where I Got Mask From": Bhagwant Mann vs NRI Over Video Row
Jagman Samra has contested Bhagwant Mann's claims and challenged the Punjab government to provide evidence to support his allegations.
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Punjab Cabinet Approves New Bill Proposing Life Term In Sacrilege Cases
In a move aimed at taking strong action against sacrilege, the Punjab Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, approved the Punjab Prevention of Offences Against Holy Scriptures Bill 2025.
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Punjab Man Beaten To Death Over Alleged Sacrilege At Gurdwara
A 19-year-old man was beaten to death after he allegedly tore some pages of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs, at a gurdwara in Punjab's Ferozepur on Saturday.
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Video: Sukhbir Singh Badal's Apology With Folded Hands Over Sacrilege Cases
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal today apologized for failing to arrest the culprits in the 2015 sacrilege cases when his party ruled Punjab in alliance with the BJP.
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Punjab Sacrilege: 7 Years On, 3 Dera Followers Get Jail, All Parties Want Credit
Two men were acquitted for want of evidence in the 2015 case in Moga's Malke village, which was one of several such incidents in Punjab at the time
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"Politics Of Hate Intruding Punjab": Navjot Sidhu On "Sacrilege" At Temple
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday condemned the alleged sacrilege bid at the historic Kali Devi temple in Patiala district, calling it deplorable, and said politics of hate was intruding Punjab.
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Arvind Kejriwal Slams Punjab Government Over Sacrilege, Drugs Cases
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal today alleged a conspiracy behind the recent cases of sacrilege and explosion, and said the "weak government" ruling Punjab has failed to crack the whip.
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Kapurthala Lynching: An Arrest Soon After Punjab Chief Minister's Remark
There is no evidence of sacrilege in the mob-killing of a man in Punjab's Kapurthala, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said today, shortly before a case of murder was filed against a Gurdwara caretaker.
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Golden Temple Lynching: No Case Filed 72 Hours On, Accused Unidentified
More than 72 hours have passed since a man was beaten to death at Amritsar's Golden Temple over an alleged sacrilege attempt, but Punjab Police are yet to identify the man, let alone file an FIR on the killing.
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Life Term For Sacrilege - Punjab's Push For Laws Amid Row Over Lynching
Amid tension in Punjab after two lynchings over alleged acts of sacrilege, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has urged the centre to get the President's assent on two state Bills for stringent punishment in sacrilege cases.
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"Can't Bluntly Condemn": Sikh Body Chief On Alleged Sacrilege, Killings
The mob killing of two men accused of desecrating Sikh religious sentiments in Punjab were not "simple incidents" and "not a matter of mere condemnation", Harjinder Singh Dhami, the head of the SGPC, told NDTV.
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A Phone Call, Then Punjab Police Officer's U-Turn On Lynching Case
Hours after a man was beaten to death in the presence of policemen in Punjab's Kapurthala, police officers ruled out a sacrilege link and even backtracked on their own statement after a phone call in the middle of a press conference.
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"Hang Sacrilege Accused In Public," Says Congress's Navjot Sidhu
Amid the deafening silence of Punjab's political faces over the two lynchings after alleged sacrilege attempts, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has demanded public execution for those accused of desecrating religious texts.
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Two Killed In Punjab Over Alleged Sacrilege Still Unidentified: 10 Points
As tension builds over the two lynchings in Punjab over alleged sacrilege attempts, none of the two people beaten to death -- at Amritsar's Golden Temple and in Kapurthala -- have been identified yet.
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Sukhbir Badal Summoned Again In Punjab Sacrilege Row, 2015 Case Still Unsolved
Since 2015, the sacrilege cases have survived three governments - the Akali Dal-BJP alliance, the Congress, and now the AAP administration led by Bhagwant Mann.
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"Tell Public Where I Got Mask From": Bhagwant Mann vs NRI Over Video Row
Jagman Samra has contested Bhagwant Mann's claims and challenged the Punjab government to provide evidence to support his allegations.
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Punjab Cabinet Approves New Bill Proposing Life Term In Sacrilege Cases
In a move aimed at taking strong action against sacrilege, the Punjab Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, approved the Punjab Prevention of Offences Against Holy Scriptures Bill 2025.
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Punjab Man Beaten To Death Over Alleged Sacrilege At Gurdwara
A 19-year-old man was beaten to death after he allegedly tore some pages of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs, at a gurdwara in Punjab's Ferozepur on Saturday.
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Video: Sukhbir Singh Badal's Apology With Folded Hands Over Sacrilege Cases
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal today apologized for failing to arrest the culprits in the 2015 sacrilege cases when his party ruled Punjab in alliance with the BJP.
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Punjab Sacrilege: 7 Years On, 3 Dera Followers Get Jail, All Parties Want Credit
Two men were acquitted for want of evidence in the 2015 case in Moga's Malke village, which was one of several such incidents in Punjab at the time
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"Politics Of Hate Intruding Punjab": Navjot Sidhu On "Sacrilege" At Temple
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday condemned the alleged sacrilege bid at the historic Kali Devi temple in Patiala district, calling it deplorable, and said politics of hate was intruding Punjab.
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Arvind Kejriwal Slams Punjab Government Over Sacrilege, Drugs Cases
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal today alleged a conspiracy behind the recent cases of sacrilege and explosion, and said the "weak government" ruling Punjab has failed to crack the whip.
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Kapurthala Lynching: An Arrest Soon After Punjab Chief Minister's Remark
There is no evidence of sacrilege in the mob-killing of a man in Punjab's Kapurthala, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said today, shortly before a case of murder was filed against a Gurdwara caretaker.
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Golden Temple Lynching: No Case Filed 72 Hours On, Accused Unidentified
More than 72 hours have passed since a man was beaten to death at Amritsar's Golden Temple over an alleged sacrilege attempt, but Punjab Police are yet to identify the man, let alone file an FIR on the killing.
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Life Term For Sacrilege - Punjab's Push For Laws Amid Row Over Lynching
Amid tension in Punjab after two lynchings over alleged acts of sacrilege, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has urged the centre to get the President's assent on two state Bills for stringent punishment in sacrilege cases.
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"Can't Bluntly Condemn": Sikh Body Chief On Alleged Sacrilege, Killings
The mob killing of two men accused of desecrating Sikh religious sentiments in Punjab were not "simple incidents" and "not a matter of mere condemnation", Harjinder Singh Dhami, the head of the SGPC, told NDTV.
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A Phone Call, Then Punjab Police Officer's U-Turn On Lynching Case
Hours after a man was beaten to death in the presence of policemen in Punjab's Kapurthala, police officers ruled out a sacrilege link and even backtracked on their own statement after a phone call in the middle of a press conference.
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"Hang Sacrilege Accused In Public," Says Congress's Navjot Sidhu
Amid the deafening silence of Punjab's political faces over the two lynchings after alleged sacrilege attempts, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has demanded public execution for those accused of desecrating religious texts.
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Two Killed In Punjab Over Alleged Sacrilege Still Unidentified: 10 Points
As tension builds over the two lynchings in Punjab over alleged sacrilege attempts, none of the two people beaten to death -- at Amritsar's Golden Temple and in Kapurthala -- have been identified yet.
