Woman arrested for committing sacrilege in Mohali's Devinagar village

32-year old Ranjit Kaur was apprehended by the granthi of the gurdwara in Devinagar village.

Tribune Web Desk

Updated At : 07:05 PM Nov 06, 2020 IST

Tribune News Service
Dera Bassi, November 6

A woman has been arrested for allegedly committing sacrilege at a village in Dera Bassi in Mohali district on Friday.

The 32-year-old Ranjit Kaur was apprehended by the granthi of a gurdwara in Devinagar village.

Dera Bassi police in-charge Satinder Singh reached the spot and started the investigation.

Police said the woman was a local and had been arrested.

Sources said the woman suffered from mental illness but the police were verifying the claims.

This is the second time that Guru Granth Sahib has been desecrated in the village, after the first incident in 2017. Police had arrested a mentally-disturbed youth for committing the act.