Punjab

Punjab police had at first confirmed that a case had also been registered against the accused in Kapurthala lynching case, but later backtracked during the press conference after they received repeated phone calls.

Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, who also holds the state’s home ministry portfolio, said on December 19 that the identity of the deceased person was yet to be revealed as he was not carrying any identification documents.

Several theories have been floating around as possible reasons of increase in lynching cases linked to sacrilege in Punjab

After the man was caught, there was an announcement from the Gurudwara in Kapurthala asking people to gather in large numbers

Earlier reports had suggested he was handed over to police alive, but it now appears the police was not allowed to intervene and he was killed.

Home Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said Police is checking CCTV to find out how the accused reached Golden Temple

Youth brutally thrashed on charges of disrespecting the Nishan Sahib at a Gurdwara in Nizampur village in the Kapurthala district of Punjab.

Sidhu lost his cool when a media person asked how different was UEGM from a similar programme started by the Centre.

The unemployed teachers have been demanding for a solution for years but could only get batons and false promises.

For months, the Dalit and Dalit Sikh communities of Punjab have been protesting against the state government for inaction on the demands they had laid down in connection to loan waiver, land ownership, work under NREGA and many more.