TARN TARAN, Punjab (April 26, 2015)—Charged with allegedly demolishing the ‘Kabar’ (burial shrine) of Peer Sher Shah Wali in village Gill Waraich and assaulting the village president, local Police has arrested four members of the Satkar Committee.
Talking to media persons, DSP Sukhwinder Singh claimed that members of the Satkar Committee had demolished the ‘Kabar’ with a JCB machine and assaulted the village head, Manohar Singh, for which the Satkar Committee had been booked under various sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The arrested comprised Balbir Singh, Pal Singh, Sukhdev Singh and Kulwinder Singh.
It is notable that members of Satkar Committee had uploaded a video on social media of beating Pathis ‘mercilessly’ for committing disrespect of Guru Granth Sahib and violating edict of Sri Akal Takht Sahib. The act drew flak from various sections of society following which Police filed cases against the members of the committee.