Sacrilege Case Punjab

The Supreme Court today dealt a blow to rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by lifting the stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the trial against him in connection with the 2015 Bargari 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.

Punjab Police Wednesday said a man who was held at the Bangalore Airport on Tuesday was not Sandeep Bareta, one of the main conspirators in the 2015 sacrilege cases.

Sandeep Bareta, one of the main conspirators in the 2015 sacrilege cases in Punjab, has been held at the Bengaluru airport, police said today.

Two persons have been arrested in connection with a sacrilege incident in a Gurdwara in Punjab's Jalandhar district, police said on Monday.

Officials of Punjab Police's Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) on Sunday arrested the sixth shooter involved in the targeted killing of Pardeep Singh, after a brief encounter with police teams in Jaipur, Rajasthan, officials said.

Dera Sacha Sauda follower Pardeep Singh, 37, who was an accused in a 2015 sacrilege case, was shot dead on November 10 at his dairy shop in Kotkapura

The six shooters accused of killing a Deera Sachcha Sauda follower in Punjab yesterday have been identified, police said. Victim Pardeep Singh, an accused in a 2015 sacrilege case, was shot dead by the accused last morning.

A Dera Sacha Sauda follower, who was an accused in a 2015 sacrilege incident, was shot dead on Thursday by five unidentified assailants in Punjab's Faridkot district, police said.

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

Seven years after a sacrilege incident triggered violent protests in Punjab, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has indicated that the crime was committed following a conspiracy by Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim for revenge.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday allowed the plea of Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim seeking relief from physical appearance and permission to appear via video conferencing before the court in matters related to sacrilege case.

Navjot Singh Sidhu today targeted AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal over the 2015 sacrilege issue, asking who was stopping his party's government in the state from taking action against those involved in the desecration of religious text.

Unveiling his party's "Punjab Model" ahead of assembly polls, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday promised justice in sacrilege cases, jobs to youth, corruption-free governance.

The north Indian town of Haridwar, where the Ganges River flows out of the Himalayas onto India's vast plains, has been for centuries a destination for pilgrims. For three days in December, it also played host to what the media has called a "hate-spe

The Supreme Court today dealt a blow to rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by lifting the stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the trial against him in connection with the 2015 Bargari 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.

Punjab Police Wednesday said a man who was held at the Bangalore Airport on Tuesday was not Sandeep Bareta, one of the main conspirators in the 2015 sacrilege cases.

Sandeep Bareta, one of the main conspirators in the 2015 sacrilege cases in Punjab, has been held at the Bengaluru airport, police said today.

Two persons have been arrested in connection with a sacrilege incident in a Gurdwara in Punjab's Jalandhar district, police said on Monday.

Officials of Punjab Police's Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) on Sunday arrested the sixth shooter involved in the targeted killing of Pardeep Singh, after a brief encounter with police teams in Jaipur, Rajasthan, officials said.

Dera Sacha Sauda follower Pardeep Singh, 37, who was an accused in a 2015 sacrilege case, was shot dead on November 10 at his dairy shop in Kotkapura

The six shooters accused of killing a Deera Sachcha Sauda follower in Punjab yesterday have been identified, police said. Victim Pardeep Singh, an accused in a 2015 sacrilege case, was shot dead by the accused last morning.

A Dera Sacha Sauda follower, who was an accused in a 2015 sacrilege incident, was shot dead on Thursday by five unidentified assailants in Punjab's Faridkot district, police said.

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

Seven years after a sacrilege incident triggered violent protests in Punjab, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has indicated that the crime was committed following a conspiracy by Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim for revenge.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday allowed the plea of Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim seeking relief from physical appearance and permission to appear via video conferencing before the court in matters related to sacrilege case.

Navjot Singh Sidhu today targeted AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal over the 2015 sacrilege issue, asking who was stopping his party's government in the state from taking action against those involved in the desecration of religious text.

Unveiling his party's "Punjab Model" ahead of assembly polls, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday promised justice in sacrilege cases, jobs to youth, corruption-free governance.

The north Indian town of Haridwar, where the Ganges River flows out of the Himalayas onto India's vast plains, has been for centuries a destination for pilgrims. For three days in December, it also played host to what the media has called a "hate-spe