Overview
- A first information report filed on August 21 accuses Amarjit Singh Chawla of rape, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation over an alleged incident at a serai in Anandpur Sahib.
- Akal Takht clergy have announced Chawla’s expulsion from the Khalsa Panth and directed the community to sever ties with him and additional head granthi Malkit Singh.
- The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee suspended implicated staff, opened an internal inquiry, and Chawla resigned from SGPC and Shiromani Akali Dal posts and has denied the charges while reportedly travelling to Canada.
- Anandpur Sahib police say the criminal investigation is active and evidence collection is under way; religious discipline and the legal probe are being handled separately.
- The case has drawn sharp political scrutiny and diaspora attention, and the combined religious and legal actions could deepen demands for institutional transparency and better protection for complainants.