Punjab Deputy CM Sukhjinder Randhawa demands 10-year jail term for those found guilty of sacrilege

Punjab Deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said the state government has demanded at least 10 years of imprisonment for people found guilty of committing sacrilege.

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Sunday said the state government has demanded at least 10 years of imprisonment for people found guilty of committing sacrilege.

Sukhjinder Randhawa chaired a high-level meeting with the Amritsar Police commissioner in the wake of the attempted sacrilege incident at the Golden Temple. A youth accused of attempted sacrilege at the Golden Temple was allegedly lynched by the devotees on Saturday.

Sukhjinder Randhawa said the police are scanning the CCTV footage of the Golden Temple complex and are trying to identify the person involved in the sacrilege.

"We have demanded at least 10 years imprisonment for the people found guilty of sacrilege," Randhawa said.

"We will be able to investigate this case within a couple of days," he added.

"The sacrilege accused was alone. The accused has not been identified so far. Security has been tightened in and around the Golden Temple complex. Installed CCTV cameras in other gurudwaras are also being examined," Randhawa said.

Sukhjinder Randhawa also expressed concern over the growing incidents of 'sacrilege'.