Barnala, Jan. 22 -- Two persons were detained after a few pages of Gutka Sahib were found scattered during an event in Thikriwala village of Barnala, resulting in a three-hour protest by villagers, police said on Wednesday.

Balbir Singh Ghunnas, a member of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), said the event, which was held in memory of Sewa Singh Thikriwala who spearheaded the self-rule movement against the then rulers of Punjab's erstwhile princely states, was underway on Monday when the incident came to light following which villagers caught the suspects and handed them over to the police. "We demand a swift and thorough investigation," he said.

Sarpanch Charanjit Singh said a villager with speech disability showed the...