Punjab CM orders CBI probe into sacrilege cases

Chandigarh: Deeply concerned over the alleged incidents of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib in the state, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has decided to hand over the probe to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Three separate cases regarding the theft of Guru Granth Sahib, putting up of objectionable posters and sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib were registered at the Baja Khana police station in Faridkot. Akali Dal spokesperson Daljit Singh Cheema said that the “The Chief Minister, who is deeply anguished over the incidents, took the decision to get these cases investigated by the highest investigative agency in the country. And thus he gave his nod to the handing over the cases to the CBI.”