Hoshiarpur, April 19 -- In a sacrilege incident, around 15 'angs' (pages) of holy Guru Granth Sahib were found torn from inside a gurdwara in Noorpur Jattan village of Garhshankar sub division, police said on Friday.

According to Tehal Singh, who was doing sewa at the gurdwara in the absence of regular granthi, he had locked the gurdwara around 3 pm but when he returned for the evening sewa, he noticed that some pages of the Guru Granth Sahib were torn. He then informed locals and SGPC member Surinder Singh Bhulewal Rathan who reached the site and called the police.

Panj Piaras (five priests) from Takht Kesgarh Sahib also arrived and shifted the holy Guru Granth Sahib to another gurdwara in Garhshankar. Police have registered a case.

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