A fresh incident of desecration of Sikh holy book, Guru Granth Sahib, was reported from a village in Tarn Taran on Thursday. Police have lodged an FIR against unknown persons in the matter.
The locals blocked the roads in Tarn Taran to express their ire on the issue.
At around noon, the pages of Guru Granth Sahib were found torn in Maliah village near Tarn Taran in a polythene bag from bushes.
Superintendent of Police Jagmohan Singh said that as the news of the incident spread, several Sikhs started gathering at the village, thus escalating tension in the area.
Although the situation is tense but it is under control, the SP said, adding that police had taken the torn pages in its custody and launched a probe.
Over the last one month, Punjab has seen over 10 incidents of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib. The state was in turmoil till some days back, with violent protests being witnessed, in which two persons were killed and several others injured.
Torn pages of the holy book were found at three different places in a village in Moga district a day before. Five days back leaves torn out of holy Quran were found near the Sirhind railway station.
Punjab police had set up a Special Investigation Team to investigate such cases, with the state government handing over probe of one such incident at Faridkot to the CBI.