AMRITSAR, Dec. 23 -- The Punjab government has constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the case of the missing 328 holy saroops of the Guru Granth Sahib.

Police, on December 7, registered an FIR against 16 individuals, mostly former Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) officials and staffers, in connection with the missing 'saroops', nearly five years after the matter came to light.

As per the order issued by director of bureau of investigation, LK Yadav, a copy of which is with HT, AIG (vigilance), Mohali, Jagatpreet Singh, will lead the SIT.

Other members of the SIT are Ravinderpal Singh Sandhu, DCP (investigation), Police Commissionerate Amritsar; Harpal Singh Sandhu, additional DCP, Police Commissionerate,...