Overview
- Punjab Police arrested Satinder Singh Kohli from a Chandigarh hotel; he is in Amritsar police custody and was slated to be produced in court on Friday.
- An FIR registered on December 7 names 16 accused, including former SGPC chief secretary Roop Singh, under IPC sections 295, 295-A, 409, 465 and 120-B on a complaint by Golden Temple’s sacked hazuri ragi Baldev Singh Wadala.
- A six-member SIT formed on December 22 has requested SGPC records; SGPC officials say the documents are with the Akal Takht secretariat and have forwarded the requests there.
- SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami condemned the state’s role and urged the government to avoid confrontation, as Sikh clergy have indicated they oppose cooperating with police requests.
- AAP leader Baltej Pannu referenced High Court directions in urging SGPC to assist the probe, while fresh anticipatory-bail pleas by three accused are listed for hearing on January 9.