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Delhi Police to Pursue Legal Action Over Bangla Sahib Video
A video online appeared to show police officers wearing shoes inside Gurdwara Bangla Sahib.
Delhi Police said the officers were walking through a passage before the place where visitors take off their shoes.
The police said the video was shared to upset people and could harm religious harmony.
The head of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee said protesters had entered the gurdwara with signs and slogans.
He said the religious site should not be used for political demonstrations.
The protest was demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Police said they detained more than 7,000 people who tried to reach Jantar Mantar.
Police also said the protest had not been authorized and restrictions were in force in the area.
Delhi Police said it would take legal action over a social-media video allegedly showing officers wearing shoes inside Gurdwara Bangla Sahib.
Deputy Commissioner Sachin Sharma said the officers were in a common passage leading to the place where devotees remove their shoes before entering.
Sharma alleged the video was circulated deliberately to outrage religious feelings and harm religious harmony.
DSGMC chief Harmeet Singh Kalka said protesters entered the premises with placards and slogans, and argued the gurdwara should not be used for political protests.
Police said more than 7,000 protesters were detained while trying to reach Jantar Mantar; permission had not been granted and prohibitory orders were in force.
- Who
- Delhi Police, protesters, and the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.
- What
- Delhi Police said it would pursue legal action over a video allegedly showing officers wearing shoes inside Gurdwara Bangla Sahib.
- Where
- Gurdwara Bangla Sahib and the Jantar Mantar area in New Delhi.
- When
- The report is dated October 10 and says the protest took place on Saturday.
- Why
- The video circulated amid a dispute over police entering the gurdwara as protesters sought refuge there during a demonstration demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
Police and DSGMC explanation
Criticism over the video
Police presence inside the gurdwara
Police and DSGMC explanation
Sachin Sharma said the personnel were walking through a common passage before the shoe-removal point. Harmeet Singh Kalka said police intervened after protesters entered the premises.
Criticism over the video
The circulated video allegedly showed police personnel wearing shoes inside the gurdwara, prompting criticism of their presence there.
Use of the religious premises
Police and DSGMC explanation
Kalka said the gurdwara welcomes people and provides food and shelter, but should not be used as a base for political protests.
Criticism over the video
The article reports criticism of police personnel entering the premises, though it does not identify the critics or provide their detailed arguments.
Key facts
- Police official
- Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Sachin Sharma
- Religious site
- Gurdwara Bangla Sahib
- DSGMC chief
- Harmeet Singh Kalka
- Protest demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Detentions
- Police said more than 7,000 protesters were detained
- Police explanation
- Officers were in a common passage leading to the point where devotees remove their shoes before entering the gurdwara
- Protest restrictions
- Police said permission had not been granted and prohibitory orders were in force in New Delhi
Quotes
Sachin Sharma
Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) who described the video and said legal action was being initiated.
“The video has been circulated deliberately with malicious intent, to outrage the feelings of a respectable religious community and is prejudicial to the religious harmony”
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Sources
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