Ludhiana: Hindu clothes leaders have claimed that they found Hindu holy books, including Bhagavad Geeteta and Garuda Purana torn and half-burned under the tree outside the Mini Secretariat in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
After receiving information, Deputy Commissioner of the Additional Police-III Ashwini Gotyal and the Assistant Commissioner of the Civil Line Daily Civil Line reached the place.
Amit Arora, National Vice President of Shiv Sena Punjab, said that he, together with several other leaders had gone to the police commissioner office, located in the Mini Secretariat building.
He said that when they came out, they watched Hindu holy books and several photos of gods and goddesses spread under the tree.
“Bhagavad Geeta and Garuda Purana are torn and half fire.
We did a video directly Facebook while collecting the holy books that were torn.
After that, we called the police,” he said.
Rajiv Tandon, Chairman of Shiv Sena Punjab, who accompanied Arora, said that they suspected that someone had thrown holy books with the intention to hurt Hinduism.
He alleged that the Punjab government had failed to act against those accused of hurting the sentiment of Hinduism as a matter of murder of cattle and disposing of their remains in Jeevan Nagar still unsolved.
Ashwini Goytal Ashwini ADCP-III said that the Scriptures were not torn or burned.
Probe Introduction shows that someone stores holy books and photographs under the ‘peepal’ tree that is considered holy, because this is quite old, which is usually done by people in Hindu culture.
However, the blasphemy angle was also examined.
Police scan CCTV installed near the place.
On the other hand, Amit Arora has filed a written complaint against him with the police 5 division.
Punjab: Hindu leaders say holy books are found torn and half fire, the police refuse claims
