45. Sacrilege of Sri Guru
Granth Sahib Ji
Prepared by UNITED SIKHS
Timeline :
Sacrilege of Sri Guru
Granth Sahib Ji, the Eternal Guru of Sikhs, in
Punjab
Updated 03:00pm IST on
November 08, 2015.
1. June 02, 2015:
Saroop of Sri Guru Granth
Sahib ji stolen from the Gurdwara Sahib at
village Burj Jawahar Singh Wala, district
Faridkot.(Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is more than
just a scripture of the Sikhs, for the Sikhs
treat this Granth (holy book) as their living
Guru) http://dailysikhupdates.com/breaking‑saroop‑of‑guru‑sahib‑stolen‑in‑punjab‑village/
2. September 24, 2015:
Posters were pasted on the
walls of Baba Dhodha Samadh (ਬਾਬਾ
ਢੋਡਾ
ਦੀ
ਸਮਾਧ), Near Gurdwara Sahib at village Buraj Jawahar
Singh Wala on intervening night of 24 and 25
September. This is the same villagefrom where Saroop was stolen. (Verified by Sikh Siyasat News)
Notices found on the Gurudwara walls threatening
to disrespect Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. (See
second paragraph:
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/13/sikh‑sangat‑hardens‑stance‑against‑beadbi‑of‑guru‑granth‑sa hib‑in‑kotkapura‑village/
3. October 12, 2013:
‘Angs’
(Pages of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji are called
‘angs’ by Sikhs with respect) found torn and
thrown in streets at village Bargari near
Kotkapura. Sikhs launch protest. Sikh preachers
including Bhai Panthpreet Singh Ji and Bhai
Ranjit Singh join the protest.
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/tension‑in‑faridkot‑town‑after‑pages‑of‑holy‑book‑fo und‑torn/145307.html
4. October 13, 2015:
Police lathicharge on protesters demanding action against persons
involved in sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth
Sahib Ji near Moga.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/13/police‑lathicharge‑on‑sikh‑sangat‑near‑moga‑sikh‑bodies‑criti cise‑punjab‑govt/
Sikh congregation hardens
stance against sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth
Sahib Ji.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/13/sikh‑sangat‑hardens‑stance‑against‑beadbi‑of‑guru‑granth‑sa hib‑in‑kotkapura‑village/
5. October 14, 2015:
Kotkapura tense after police action against Sikh sangat leads to clash.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/14/kotkapura‑tense‑after‑police‑action‑against‑sikh‑sangat‑leads‑ to‑clash/
Firing by Police at
Kotkapura kills 2 (Gurjeet Singh and Krishan
Avtar Singh) many injured.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/14/kotkapura‑police‑firing‑critically‑injurred‑bathinda‑sikh‑yout h‑admitted‑to‑dmc/ http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/14/punjab‑police‑kill‑two‑sikhs‑in‑firing‑at‑behbal‑kalan/
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/14/kotkapura‑kand‑sikhs‑killed‑in‑police‑firing‑at‑behbal‑kalan‑i dentified/
CM announces judicial
enquiry, SIT and 1 crore for lead in sacrilege
cases. http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/14/after‑police‑kills‑two‑sikhs‑badals‑announce‑judicial‑inquiry‑s it‑and‑1‑crore‑for‑lead‑on‑beadbi‑case/
6. October 15, 2015:
FIR is lodged against the Sikh preachers. http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/14/after‑police‑kills‑two‑sikhs‑badals‑announce‑judicial‑inquiry‑s it‑and‑1‑crore‑for‑lead‑on‑beadbi‑case/
Copy of FIR
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/16/copy‑of‑kotkapura‑fir‑against‑bhai‑panth‑preet‑singh‑baba‑ra njit‑singh‑dhadrian/
Judicial Commission set up
to probe sacrilege in Punjab.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/judicial‑commission‑set‑up‑to‑probe‑sacrilege‑in‑punjab/1/49 9984.html
7. October 16, 2015:
Sikh Bodies observe Punjab Bandh over Kotkapura killings. http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/16/pictorial‑sikh‑bodies‑observe‑punjab‑bandh‑to‑protest‑agains t‑kotkapura‑killings/
US bodies condemn handling
of Kotkapura incident by Punjab Government.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/16/us‑sikh‑bodies‑condemn‑handling‑of‑kotkapura‑protests‑by‑p unjab‑government/
Sukhbir badal orders
withdrawal of cases against Sikh demonstrators.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/16/sukhbir‑badal‑orders‑withdrawal‑of‑all‑police‑cases‑against‑s ikh‑demonstrators/
Sukhbir badal orders
suspension of former Faridkot SSP.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/16/sukhbir‑badal‑orders‑suspension‑of‑former‑faridkot‑ssp‑char anjit‑sharma/
Sikh preachers released by
police. http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/16/bhai‑panthpreet‑singh‑baba‑dhadrianwale‑released‑by‑police‑ along‑with‑other‑sikhs/
8. October 17, 2015:
Police never stopped firing even when we picked up dead, eyewitnesses
tell media.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/17/behbal‑kalan‑firing‑police‑never‑stopped‑firing‑even‑when‑w e‑picked‑up‑dead‑eyewitnesses‑tell‑media/
Protests across Punjab,
Harayana, UP, Rajasthan.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/17/sikh‑anger‑spreads‑as‑govt‑fails‑to‑nail‑the‑culprits‑of‑beadbi
‑protests‑held‑across‑punjab‑haryana‑up‑rajashtan/
Sacrilege of Guru Granth
Sahib Ji at Tarn Taran, Kohrian(Faridkot) and
Mishriwala (Ferozpur).
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/17/tarn‑taran‑tense‑after‑sacrilege‑of‑guru‑granth‑sahib/
9. October 18, 2015:
Sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji at Ghawaddi in Ludhiana.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/18/situation‑tense‑after‑beadbi‑of‑guru‑granth‑sahib‑at‑ghawadd i‑in‑dehlon‑area‑of‑ludhiana/
Sikh Preachers announce
fresh strategy for protest.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/18/bhai‑panthpreet‑singh‑baba‑ranjit‑singh‑ors‑announce‑fresh‑s trategy‑for‑protests‑against‑beadbi‑of‑guru‑granth‑shaib/
10. October 19, 2015:
Sikh Panelist protests against Sacrilege incidents and Punjab crisis on
BBC Live show.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/19/uk‑sikh‑panelist‑attempted‑to‑protest‑against‑lack‑of‑media‑coverage‑on‑violence‑against‑sikhs‑in‑punjab‑during‑bbc‑live‑show/
Woman detained in Ludhiana
over sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
(video).
http://www.punjabspectrum.news/2015/10/2625
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11. October 20, 2015:
CM calls emergency meeting. Paramilitary forces deployed in Amritsar,
Ludhiana and Jalandhar.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Punjab‑unrest‑CM‑calls‑emergency‑meet‑paramilitary‑d eployed in Amritsar Ludhiana and Jalandhar/articleshow/49465361.cms
Sacrilege incident reported
near Bathinda.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/20/gurusar‑jalal‑tense‑after‑beadbi‑incident‑ripped‑angs‑of‑guru‑ granth‑sahib‑found/
Sukhbir Badal announces
cancellation of Kabaddi World Cup 2015
http://zeenews.india.com/sports/others/kabaddi‑world‑cup‑to‑be‑held‑in‑punjab‑cancelled‑due‑t o‑unrest‑in‑state_1812398.html
Two arrested in sacrilege
incidents, Police claims in clouds.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/20/police‑arrest‑two‑for‑bargari‑beadbi‑police‑claims‑under‑clou ds/
Special Report on the
issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH10S6J3hrw
12. October 21, 2015:
Police uncovers suspects behind sacrilege, Foreign Hand in the
incidents.
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/police‑uncover‑foreign‑hand‑behind‑sacrilege/14878 0.html
Punjab Police Fabricates
Case Upon Critically Injured Rupinder Singh in
Bargadi Beadbi Case
https://www.sikh24.com/2015/10/21/breaking‑punjab‑police‑fabricates‑case‑upon‑critically‑inju red‑rupinder‑singh‑in‑bargadi‑beadbi‑case/
#.VidiDH4rLIU
Global Minorities Alliance
Human Rights Group Speaks Up to Support Sikhs in
Punjab https://www.sikh24.com/2015/10/21/global‑minorities‑alliance‑human‑rights‑group‑speaks‑up‑ to‑support‑sikhs‑in‑punjab/ #.VidiEX4rLIU World view:
India’s Punjab State is ‘on
the boil’ over violent Sikh Protest.
http://www.breitbart.com/national‑security/2015/10/21/world‑view‑indias‑punjab‑state‑is‑on‑t he‑boil‑over‑violent‑sikh‑protests/
13. October 22, 2015:
Sikh leaders consider Police theories in case of Bargari arrests
unreliable.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/22/police‑theory‑about‑arrest‑of‑youth‑in‑bargari‑beadbi‑case‑unreliable‑sikh‑leaders/
Clarity on claims by
Police. http://www.punjabspectrum.co/news/badal‑media‑and‑punjab‑police‑arrests‑exposed/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=197&v=ulXH7QqWJxM
Alleged foreign hand in
incident reveals identity, Say they sent money
for medical aid.
http://dailysikhupdates.com/foreign‑hand‑reveals‑his‑identity‑and‑speaks‑out/
Truth about the arrested
youth. Villagers claim they are innocent.
https://www.sikh24.com/2015/10/22/video‑more‑details‑on‑rupinder‑singhs‑arrest‑in‑guru‑gra nth‑sahib‑beadbi‑case/
AAP leaders meet Home
Minister Rajnath Singh over the issue. Called
for National Integration Council meeting on the
issue.
http://www.yespunjab.com/punjab/news/item/77642‑aap‑leaders‑meet‑rajnath‑discuss‑punjab‑violence
Bhai Daljit Singh(former
president of Sikh Students Federation) refutes
police theories behind arresting youth.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/22/bhai‑daljit‑singh‑refutes‑police‑theory‑about‑arrest‑for‑barga ri‑incident‑calls‑for‑panthic‑unity/
FIR registered against
Police responsible for opening Gun Fire on
Sikhs. https://www.sikh24.com/2015/10/21/fir‑registered‑against‑police‑responsible‑for‑opening‑gun‑f ire‑on‑sikhs/
#.VinGL34rLIU
Protest in London in front
of Indian High Commision, Turns violent, Police
blames protesters.
https://www.sikh24.com/2015/10/22/breaking‑london‑police‑desecrate‑nishan‑sahib‑blame‑pro testers‑for‑turning‑violent/ #.VinGL34rLIU
Canadian Sikhs’ in Toronto
to organise Candle Light Vigil and ‘Ros’ March
on October 25, 2015
‑ Decided in
a meeting a Gurudwara
Guru Nanak Mission
Center, Brampton.
14. October 23, 2015:
Protesters continue blockade at Harike Bridge
https://www.sikh24.com/2015/10/23/sikh‑protesters‑express‑dissent‑with‑leadership‑to‑contin ue‑blockade‑of‑harike‑bridge/ #.VinGHX4rLIU
Behbal Kalan Firing: No FIR
uploaded on website
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/23/behbal‑kalan‑firing‑faridkot‑police‑did‑not‑upload‑fir‑against‑ police‑on‑website/
20 Sikh Protesters
arrested in London http://www.babushahi.com/news‑detail.php?id=52585 #
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)
leaders face wrath of youth at Kapurthala
Gurudwara, escape barefooted
http://www.yespunjab.com/sikh/issues/item/77689
‑sad‑leaders‑face‑wrath‑of‑sikh‑youth‑escape
‑barefooted‑from‑kapurthala‑gurdwara
Kejriwal (Delhi’s CM) to
visit families of Kapurthala victims.
http://www.babushahi.com/news‑detail.php?id=52586
#jump0
Sikh Sangat of Malaysia to
submit Memorandum of Punjab Despair to Indian
HIgh Commision on October 27, 2015.
https://www.facebook.com/UNITEDSIKHS.org/videos/vb.314853454314/10153328949889315/
? type=2&theater
15. October 24, 2015:
Arvind Kejriwal visits Punjab; asks Punjab govt. to release protesters
falsely charged and arrested in Sacrilege case.
http://www.sikh24.com/2015/10/24/arvind‑kejriwal‑visits‑punjab‑asks‑govt‑to‑release‑proteste rs‑fabricated‑in‑sacrilege‑cases/ #.ViytOHrtmko
Amritsar district
SAD(Badal) head and PEDA chief resign over
multiple issues in Punjab.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/24/amritsar‑district‑badal‑dal‑head‑and‑peda‑chief‑resigns/
Akali Dal to face complete
boycott at Yuba City Nagar Kirtan 2015
http://www.sikh24.com/2015/10/24/akali‑dal‑to‑face‑complete‑boycott‑at‑2015‑yuba‑city‑nagar
‑kirtan‑in‑california/
#.ViytD3rtmko
Gurpreet Singh of Hong Kong
refutes Police claims in Bargardi arrests.
http://www.sikh24.com/2015/10/24/bargadi‑arrests‑hong‑kong‑resident‑gurpreet‑singh‑refutes
‑claims‑by‑the‑police/ #.ViytIHrtmko DGP
Sumedh Saini Removed.
http://www.babushahi.com/news‑detail.php?id=52639#jump0
16. October 25, 2015:
Antim Ardas of ‘martyrs’ of Bargari incident today. Sikh
Organizations to announce new course of action.
News flash at babushahi.com Zee TV chairman
appeals for peace and harmony in Punjab.
http://www.babushahi.com/news‑detail.php?id=52633 #jump0
Sacrilege of Sri Guru
Granth Sahib Ji at village Ghurial, Jallandhar .
Two culprits caught.
https://www.facebook.com/SikhChannel840/posts/
10153093791732791
17 . October 17, 2015:
Rupinder Singh and
Jaswinder Singh Panjgaraian sent to Faridkot
jail.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/26/panjgaraian‑sikh‑brothers‑sent‑to‑faridkot‑jail‑tortured‑in‑cu stody/
Bhai Pinderpal Singh’s
katha program cancelled by SGPC.
http://www.sikh24.com/2015/10/26/sgpc‑cancels‑bhai‑pinderpal‑singhs‑katha‑program/ #.Vi5Fc 3qqqko
No decoration and crackers
at Golden Temple on this Diwali.
http://www.babushahi.com/news‑detail.php?id=52691&newssection=sarkardarbar#jump0
18. October 27, 2015:
Rupinder Singh shifted to
PGI Chandigarh.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/27/rupinder‑singh‑panjgarian‑shifted‑from‑jail‑to‑pgi‑chandigarh /
UK Sikhs announce
widespread opposition to visiting Indian PM.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/27/uk‑sikhs‑call‑indias‑bluff‑and‑announce‑widespread‑oppositio n‑to‑visiting‑indian‑pm/
19. October 28, 2015:
Sikh bodies announce to
hold march at Red Fort on November 1, 2015.
www.yespunjab.com/sikh/issues/item/77989‑guru‑granth‑sahib‑sacrilege‑sikh‑bodies‑to‑hold‑m arch‑at‑red‑fort‑on‑nov‑1
20. October 29, 2015:
Punjab Police seeks lie
detection exam in case of Rupinder Singh and
Jaswinder Singh, couldn’t produce evidence
against them.
http://www.sikh24.com/2015/10/29/failing‑to‑produce‑evidence‑against‑rupinder‑singh‑and‑his
‑brother‑punjab‑police‑seeks‑lie‑detection‑exam/ #.VjIiFPkrLWI
World Sikh Summit 2015 on
November 01, 2015 in UK.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/29/world‑sikh‑summit‑in‑uk‑on‑nov‑01‑sikh‑representat
ives‑from‑more‑than‑20‑countries‑to‑participate‑says‑fso/
21. October 30, 2015:
Police prevents Sikh
Preachers from entering Chandigarh.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/30/police‑prevents‑sikh‑pracharaks‑from‑entering‑chand igarh‑chandumajra‑dhindsa‑listen‑to‑demands/
Lawyers For Human Rights
International (LFHRI) releases facts report on
accussed brothers.
http://dailysikhupdates.com/lfhri‑releases‑fact‑finding‑report‑on‑accused‑brothers/
UK Police issues apology
for brutality against Sikhs in Protests.
http://dailysikhupdates.com/uk‑police‑issues‑apology‑for‑brutality‑against‑sikhs‑during‑ protests/
22. October 31, 2015:
Sikh Preachers send a bowl
of blood to Punjab CM after negotiations fail.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/10/31/sikh‑pracharaks‑send‑bowl‑of‑blood‑to‑punjab‑cm‑aft er‑negotiations‑fail/
Lie Detector Test: Rupinder
and Jaswinder seek time to respond. Court
dismiss the request of Punjab Police.
http://www.babushahi.com/news‑detail.php?id=52834&newssection=sarkardarbar#jump0
23. November 01, 2015:
Sikhs stand in unity in
front of UN in Geneva to address human rights
violations against minorities in India.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/11/01/sikhs‑stood‑in‑unity‑in‑front‑of‑united‑nations‑in‑gen eva‑to‑address‑human‑rights‑violations‑against‑minorities‑in‑india/
24. November 02,2015:
US Sikhs meet US State
Department on Punjab crisis.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/11/02/u‑s‑sikh‑groups‑meet‑with‑u‑s‑state‑department‑on‑panjab‑crisis/
Faridkot sacrilege case
handed over to CBI.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/11/02/faridkot‑beadbi‑cases‑probe‑handed‑over‑to‑the‑cbi/
Resolutions passed in North
American Sikh Summit. Copy in link below:
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/11/02/copy‑of‑resolutions‑adopted‑during‑north‑american‑s ikh‑summit‑on‑oct‑31‑2015/
Government set to release
Panjgaraian brothers.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/11/02/punjab‑government‑set‑to‑release‑rupinder‑singh‑jas winder‑singh/
Panjgaraian Sikh brothers
released from jail.
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/11/02/bargari‑beabi‑case‑panjgaraian‑sikh‑brothers‑release d‑from‑faridkot‑jail/
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa,
MLA Dera Baba Nanak, demands dismissal of cops
who falsely framed Panjgaraian brothers.
http://www.babushahi.com/news‑detail.php?id=52898&newssection=sarkardarbar#jump0
World Sikh Summit held in
UK. https://www.sikh24.com/2015/11/02/world‑sikh‑summit‑declares‑badals‑makkar‑gadar‑e‑quam/ #.VjiJt9IrJdg
Resolutions passed:
1. Arrest, prosecution and
maximum punishment for those responsible for
sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib Ji and innocent
sikhs like Rupinder Singh and Jaswinder Singh
should be immediately released.
2. Arrest and prosecution
of police officers responsible for the killing
and beating of innocent Sikh protesters.
25. November 03, 2015:
Rupinder Singh and
Jaswinder Singh allege torture and intimidation
by Punjab Police.
http://www.babushahi.com/news‑detail.php?id=52932#jump0
Sikhs hold black flag
protest demanding arrest of culprits.
http://www.babushahi.com/news‑detail.php?id=52903#jump0
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/desecration‑of‑guru‑granth‑sahib‑sik h‑bodies‑hold‑black‑flag‑protests‑across‑state‑dont‑block‑roads/
Protesters dump black flags at door of official
residence of Jathedar.
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/in‑amritsar‑protesters‑dump‑black‑fl ags‑at‑jathedars‑door/
Sacrilege of Gutka Sahib in
Gurdaspur, SGPC employee held
http://dailysikhupdates.com/sgpc‑employee‑arrested‑for‑sacrilege‑of‑gutka‑sahib/
26. November 04, 2015:
Desecration of Sri Guru
Granth Sahib Ji reported in village Mall ke of
Moga District. http://www.babushahi.com/news‑detail.php?id=52935#
A binding cover of Sri Guru
Granth Sahib Ji found in village Bargari .
http://www.babushahi.com/newsdetail.php?id=52950#jump0
27. November 05, 2015:
Rahul Gandhi reaches
KotKapura, meets families of firing victims.
Capt. Amrinder Singh and PPCC President Pratap
Singh Bajwa Accompany him.
http://www.babushahi.com/news‑detail.php?id=52967#jump0
Sacrilege incident reported
at village of Malliya (Tarn Taran)
http://www.firstpost.com/india/after‑faridkot‑and‑moga‑the‑village‑of‑malliya‑suffers‑th e‑latest‑sacrilege‑incident‑in‑punjab‑2496444.html
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/11/05/another‑incident‑of‑beadbi‑of‑gurbani‑in‑tarn‑taran/ http://www.babushahi.com/news‑detail.php?id=52996#jump0
Unidentified person takes
responsibility of beadbi at Mall ke, Moga
http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/11/06/unidentified‑person‑takes‑responsibility‑of‑beadbi‑at‑ malke‑caught‑on‑cctv‑police‑express‑doubt/
28. November 07, 2015:
Protests after desecration
of Gutka Sahib at Jagraon.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/protest‑after‑desecration‑of‑gutka‑at‑jagraon/st ory‑7SE6xvDQ20J7vN7RNsYnqL.html
