Overview

• Patiala police registered an FIR under Section 298 of the BNS against vice-chancellor Dr Jagdeep Singh, registrar Davinderpal Singh, dean Jaswinder Singh Brar and publications head H.P.S. Kalra over the disposal of reprinted volumes.
• Punjabi University suspended H.P.S. Kalra and environment director Himender (Mahinder) Bharti for alleged lapses in the destruction process.
• Students reported discovering water-filled pits on campus where thousands of error-laden copies were being buried and held daylong protests calling the act sacrilege.
• The vice-chancellor apologized, describing the burial as intended to be eco-friendly while conceding that proper Sikh maryada should have been followed.
• Akal Takht appointed a committee to investigate the episode and review safeguards for rare literature at the university, with findings expected within a week.