UNION CITY,CA-The Sikh community here staged a protest on Aug 12 after an unidentified man desecrated the holy Guru Granth Sahib in broad daylight. The incident happened on Aug 11 where an unidentified man tore Guru Granth Sahib and threw away its pages in front of some Sikhs who were sitting in the Union City Park, media reported The Times of India. Community leaders condemned the act terming it as an attempt to disrupt the...
communal harmony and urged the authorities to take strict action against the perpetrators. City mayor Carol Dutra and senior police officials visited the site and assured strict punishment to the person behind the crime. Some community leaders think that the act was an attempt to disturb the harmony in the area. Satnam Singh Chahal, executive director, North American Punjabi Association, said, “Union City has a large Sikh population. It seems the accused intentionally chose the park where members of the Sikh community came for a walk daily.”
Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided to take up the issue with the US government through the government of India and urged the US authorities to provide security to the Sikh community living here.
The police have registered a case and an investigation has been initiated. The police have checked the CCTV footage from the locality to identify the culprit.
Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided to take up the issue with the US government through the government of India and urged the US authorities to provide security to the Sikh community living here.
The police have registered a case and an investigation has been initiated. The police have checked the CCTV footage from the locality to identify the culprit.
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