Nihang group Nirvair Khalsa-Udna Dal has admitted to killing a Dalit man at Singhu border on Friday. The group claimed the man committed sacrilege of their holy scripture.
A Nihang group, Nirvair Khalsa-Udna Dal, has admitted to killing a Dalit man at Singhu border on Friday for allegedly committing sacrilege.
The mutilated body of Lakhbir Singh, a resident of the Cheema Khurd village in Tarn Taran in Punjab, was found near a farmers’ protest site at Kundli in Haryana’s Sonipat district on Friday. One of his hands and legs were chopped off, and he was tied to a metal barricade when the locals first spotted him.
Speaking to India Today, Balwinder Singh, Panth – Akali, Nirvair Khalsa-Udna Dal, said the man had come to them a few days ago.
“He did seva (service) at our camp, won our trust,” Balwinder Singh said.
Before the Prakash Prayer (offered around 3 AM), he removed the cloth to cover the holy scripture. And insulted the Pothi Sahib (translation book),” Balwinder Singh added.
Balwinder Singh said the man ran away when the Nihangs chased him. He was caught near a private hospital where people attacked him. The holy book was recovered from him by the Nihangs.
