Shops remained shut and police personnel had been deployed in Morinda city on Tuesday as a bunch of individuals continued their protest towards the sacrilege incident at a gurdwara.

Protests broke out on Monday after a person allegedly hit two Sikh granthis (clergymen) and desecrated Guru Granth Sahib on the gurdwara in Morinda. Police arrested Jasvir Singh and booked him for hurting non secular sentiments and try to homicide.

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The incident drew condemnation from chief minister Bhagwant Mann and different leaders chopping throughout political events in addition to Akal Takht jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Harjinder Singh Dhami.

The agitators, together with nihangs, held a protest at Verka Chowk in Rupnagar on Tuesday, demanding exemplary punishment for the accused.

In a video that surfaced on social media, the person carrying footwear might be seen coming into the sanctum sanctorum of Kotwali Sahib Gurdwara after crossing the railing after which hitting the 2 ‘granthis’ reciting from Guru Granth Sahib after which pushing the holy e book.

Jasvir Singh, who works as an electrician, was later overpowered by devotees on the shrine and crushed up.

He was handed over to the police. The accused was booked beneath Sections 295A (deliberate and malicious acts meant to outrage non secular emotions of any class by insulting its faith or non secular beliefs) and 307 (try to homicide) of the Indian Penal Code.