Amritsar, Feb. 14 -- Days after the illegal sale of land belonging to Gurdwara Amb Sahib in Mohali surfaced, the SGPC has removed secretary (general administration) Partap Singh from his charge of management of major gurdwaras.

The charge, given under Section 85 (management of certain gurdwaras) of the Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1925, has been transferred from Partap to junior officer and additional secretary Gurinder Singh Mathrewal, SGPC officials privy to the matter confirmed. The secretary's remaining functions remain unchanged.

The move comes amid an ongoing inquiry into the authenticity of the purported SGPC authorisation letter allegedly bearing the secretary's forged signature.

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