A day after the mob lynching of a man over sacrilege attempt in Amritsar, another youth was thrashed to death by locals of Kapurthala district in Punjab.
Earlier, we reported that the man who allegedly tried to commit desecration and insulted Nishan Sahib was apprehended by locals who refused to hand over him to the police. The whereabouts
of the young man were unknown, however, according to the latest media reports, "he was hacked to death by a mob."
According to sources, the police team had reached the spot and taken the man into custody. However, Sikh groups insisted that he must be questioned in front of them.
The man was later beaten to death after the mob scuffled with the police.
The incident occurred at Nijampur village of Kapurthala on Sunday at around 4 am. Residents of the village apprehended the man in the early hours of Sunday at a gurdwara, stating that
he was seen "already disrespecting" the Nishan Sahib (Sikh flag) at the gurdwara.
In a video streamed live on Facebook, Gurdwara caretaker Amarjit Singh said he witnessed the youth disrespecting Nishan Sahib when he came out for Nitnem (daily prayers) at 4 a.m. After
being caught while disrespecting Nishan Sahib, the man tried to flee the scene. However, he was later caught, following which people brutally thrashed him with rods.
According to sources, the man was investigated before being beaten. “He claimed that he is from Delhi and was given money for the sacrilege,” said a local.
“He also claimed that his sister was also killed for sacrilege at another place.”