Man tears holy book, beaten to death in Punjab

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Ferozepur: A youth was

lynched

by a mob after he was accused of tearing the

Guru Granth Sahib

at a gurdwara in

Bandala village

,

Ferozepur

district, Saturday. The mob allegedly beat Lakhwinder Singh to death on the spot. Apart from people visiting the gurdwara, locals also thrashed the youth.
Lakhwinder was in his early 20s and lived in Talli Ghulam village.

An FIR was registered at Arif Ke police station. Lakhwinder’s father, Bakshish Singh, claimed his son was mentally upset and had received treatment in Delhi.
After being beaten till he was unconscious, Lakwinder was taken to hospital where he was declared brought dead.