PHAGWARA: The Lohian Khas police have arrested five villagers on the charge of intending to insult the religion of any class.
Investigating officer (IO) Balvir Singh said that the accused had been identified as Gurmail Singh alias Gela a resident of Kakarr Kalan village, his brother Paramvir Singh alias, Harman Singh , Jaskaran Singh alias Geda and Sandip Singh all residents of Kakarrkalan village.
Bhupindar Singh a resident of Kakarrkalan village had complained to the police that the village sarpanch's husband phoned him on November 10 morning to attend a public meeting and he reached there.
The complainant said all the accused reached on spot and questioned his presence by naming his caste and attacking him removing his turban pulling his hair dragging him plucking his beard and thus insulting his religious feelings as he is baptized Sikh.
IO said a case under sections 298(injuring or defiling a place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class) 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt) and 190(unlawful assembly) of the BNS was registered against the accused