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Police in a northern Indian state have arrested two pastors for allegedly desecrating the Sikh holy book.Pastors Vicky Masih and Roop Lal of the Believers Church in Golewala village in Faridkot district in Sikh-majority Punjab state were arrested on April 24 for allegedly tearing out pages from the Sri Gutka Sahib, a pocket-sized book containing hymns from Sikh scriptures, and throwing them into the street. The police swung into action after villagers filed a complaint. Harjeet Singh, superintendent of police in Faridkot, told reporters that the accused were traced using CCTV cameras in the area.They were in a car and tore pages from the Sri Gutka Sahib and threw them into the street before fleeing, Singh added.They are charged with Section 295A (the deliberate and malicious intention of outraging religious feelings of any class) of the Indian Penal Code.”I am sure this is a trap”.The district court remanded them in police custody for four days. “We will be questioning the accused to ascertain the motive,” the superintendent said.
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