Patiala, Aug. 30 -- Patiala police on Friday booked Punjabi University vice-chancellor Dr Jagdeep Singh and other staff members for sacrilege over 'disrespectful' disposal of copies of 'error-ridden' Mahan Kosh by the varsity.

Others booked under Section 298 (destroying, damaging, or defiling a place of worship or a sacred object) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) are registrar Davinder Singh, dean academics Jaswinder Singh Brar, and head of publication bureau HPS Kalra. The section carries a maximum sentence of two years or fine or both.

The university, meanwhile, has suspended Kalra and Himender Bharti, director, environment, forests and wildlife, with immediate effect for lapses in disposing off Mahan Kosh.

Mahan Kosh, the first Punj...