Neelam Dubey, woman spokesperson of Asaram Bapu, was booked for making derogatory remarks against Guru Nanak, while defending the spiritual leader in an alleged case of sexual assault.
Management of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has filed a complaint against her following which a case was registered at Parliament Street police station. The case has also been registered against a TV channel, according to the complainant, repeatedly played the interview fully aware that the comments were factually incorrect.
In an official Press statement, the committee stated, “The spokesperson of Asaram Bapu passed comments against Guru Nanak Dev Ji on August 23”. The committee claimed that the comments were factually incorrect and the same was being repeatedly broadcasted by the news channel with deliberate and malicious intent to insult or attempt to insult religious belief of Sikhs, amounting to an offence punishable under the IPC.