4 hurt religious sentiments, held

Amritsar, October 28

The rural police on Wednesday arrested four persons on charges of hurting religious sentiments after a video of burning effigy of lord Rama went viral on social networking sites.

The accused have been identified as Angrej Singh, son of Chann Singh, Vicky, Angrej Singh son of Tarsem Singh and Ashok Masih, all residents of Manawala. Dhruv Dahia, Senior Superintendent of Police, said, "The accused had burnt the effigy of lord Rama on Dasehra and posted video on social networking sites. The key accused Angrej Singh has been nabbed and involvement of others is being investigated. No one would be allowed to disturb the peace and harmony in the state.” A case has been registered at the Lopoke police station. — TNS

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