Amritsar, Punjab (March 15, 2014): Dal Khalsa has sought criminal case and strict action against hooligans for committing blasphemy. Kanwar Pal Singh, spokesman of the Dal Khalsa, said that those policemen who remained mute spectator while an Amritdhari Sikh Jasmeet Singh near Hall Gate was mercilessly beaten up, his religious beliefs were humiliated and religious symbol was dishonoured should face strict departmental action.
Amritdhari Sikh beaten up badly at Amritsar
He said Akali government and administration should be ashamed of it. He termed the incident disturbing and intolerable.
It is notable that a Sikh youth was brutally thrashed on Saturday (March 15) by demonstrators in Amritsar for no apparent reason after he asked for a way to reach to his shop near Bhandari Bridge.
Activists of various Dalit organizations were protesting at Bhandari Bridge in support of their demands, including construction of a temple at Ram Teerath.
As per media reports [t]he victim, Jasbir Singh, an Amritdhari Sikh youth, said that he had requested the protesters to let him go to his shop, and without any provocation, he was beaten by some of the Dalit youths. He alleged that they removed his turban off his head and fist cuffed him. They also pulled his hair in the presence of some senior police officials.
He rued that none of the policemen came forward to rescue him. He said police should book the culprits and also demanded justice.