Jasvir Singh Jassi, who was arrested by the Punjab Police in a sacrilege incident in Rupnagar district’s Morinda area, died on Monday. The man died at the Mansa civil hospital after he was taken for treatment following complaints of chest pain and breathlessness. Now, hospital sources have told India Today that there were deep wounds on the body of Jasvir Singh Jassi.
Jasvir Singh was accused of desecrating the Guru Granth Sahib and hitting two Sikh priests at the historic Kotwali Sahib gurdwara in Morinda town in Rupnagar district on April 24. Soon after the incident, he was overpowered by devotees present in the gurdwara and beaten up before being handed over to the police.