(Asr,Pb)Govt Setup to Probe Desecration, Police Investigating Lynching at Golden Temple

 Special investigation team (SIT) has been set up to probe an alleged desecration attempt at the Golden Temple in Amritsar whereas  Punjab police are trying to ascertain the identity of the man, who was beaten to death after the incident. Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said an SIT has been constituted under the deputy commissioner of police (law and order), which would submit its report in two days.
The accused spent a few hours at the “Parikarma” of the holiest shrine of Sikhs, Randhawa said, adding that he was “here with an aim”.
A case was registered against the unidentified man late on Saturday night under IPC sections 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) and 307 (attempt to murder), Amritsar Police Commissioner Sukchain Singh Gill said on Sunday.
He said footage obtained from all the cameras at the Golden Temple is being examined to collect information about the accused.
The footage shows that the man entered the Golden Temple around 11 am on Saturday and slept for a few hours in front of the Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of the Sikhs
The incident occurred after 6 pm and he had spent several hours in the Golden Temple before committing the crime
The man jumped across the railings inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Golen Temple, picked up the ceremonial sword and reached near a place where a Sikh priest was reciting the holy Guru Granth Sahib.
He was caught by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) task force members.
When he was being taken to the SGPC office, the angry “sangat” (congregation) thrashed him badly, which subsequently led to his death.
SGPC task force  has also been suggested to  form its own intelligence
Earlier, several political leaders condemned the alleged sacrilege attempt at the Golden Temple.