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6mo ago

Punjab to Summon Ex-SGPC Officials as SIT Probes 328 Missing Saroops

The state casts the case as a lawful probe requested by Sikh organisations.

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami said on Tuesday that the gurdwara body had already taken action against all employees involved in the case of missing saroops, and that the state government had no justification to interfere in what he termed an internal matter of the Sikh community. (ANI File)
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami
Akal Takht jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj addressing mediapersons in Amritsar.
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann

Overview

  • An FIR registered on December 7 names 16 people, including a former SGPC chief secretary, and a six-member SIT formed on December 22 is led by AIG Jagatpreet Singh.
  • Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said former SGPC office-bearers and staff from 2020 will be summoned and urged the gurdwara body to share records, asserting the government’s legal right to investigate.
  • The five Singh Sahiban warned the AAP government to stop interfering in what they call Sikh internal matters, citing the Ishar Singh Commission’s recommendation for resolution through Panthic institutions.
  • SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami said the committee had already taken strict action against those found guilty in 2020, vowed to present a full account publicly, and accused the state of political overreach.
  • The Sikh clergy also directed a ban on films or AI videos imitating Gurus and prohibited Anand Karaj ceremonies using the saroop at non-gurdwara venues.