Amritsar, Dec. 21 -- A local court on Saturday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of nine accused in the case of missing 328 saroops of Guru Granth Sahib. District attorney Amritpal Singh Khehra, who appeared on behalf of the prosecution, informed that the petition of the accused had been dismissed by the court.

Advocate Puneet Zakhmi was the defence counsel of the accused who include Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee's (SGPC) former chartered accountant Satinder Singh Kohli and other former employees of the gurdwara body. Satinder Singh Kohli, former CA of the SGPC, is said to be close to the Badal family.

The FIR was registered on December 7 against 16 individuals in connection with the missing saroops, nearly five years after...