The chief minister met senior police and administration officials in the city. A special investigation team (SIT) has been set up to probe the case.
The footage obtained from all the cameras at the Golden Temple is being examined to collect information about the accused.
The SIT which will be headed by Amritsar’s deputy commissioner of police (law and order), will give its report on the incident in two days, suggested sources.
Another man was beaten to death by a mob over a sacrilege attempt in Punjab's Kapurthala, a day after a person who hailed from UP was killed by an angry crowd for sacrilege attempt inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple.
CM Charanjit Singh Channi has ordered investigation into the case of alleged sacrilege attempt in premises of holy Golden Temple of Amritsar. According to officials, a man was beaten to death on Saturday after his alleged sacrilege attempt at the Golden Temple.
The man tried desecrating the holy book (Guru Granth Sahib) with a sword; was taken out by the Sangat people. He died in the altercation, said officials.
Randhawa, who also holds Home Dept portfolio, late Friday evening conducted checking of the Punjab Police 'nakas' at Jagdev Khurd in Ajnala, Amritsar, officials said.
Daman Uppal replaced Dinesh Bassi, a loyalist of former chief minister Amarinder Singh.
The arms and recoveries from terror suspects arrested by the Delhi Police on Tuesday appeared to be similar to the explosives dropped from a drone at India-Pakistan border in Amritsar on August 9 this year, sources told India TV.
Hitting out at Gandhi, BJP general secretary Tarun Chugh said the Congress leader should explain as to what his party did for the famous memorial, which commemorates the sacrifice of hundreds of unarmed civilians killed by the British forces in 1919, during its rule for decades.
Slogans raised against Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Navjot Singh Sidhu in Amritsar.
The seizure was made in the Ramdas sector, around 300 km away from Chandigarh.
The CM dedicated the memorial to the people of Punjab, saying this second memorial at the site of the gory massacre is a tribute to all those unknown martyrs who laid down their lives during the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
The Punjab government has made negative Covid-19 report or full vaccination mandatory for all people intending to visit the state from August 16.
Security forces have foiled a major terror bid ahead of Independence Day as they recovered arms and ammunition in Amritsar including grenades and tiffin bombs on Monday. Police said that two to three kgs of an improvised explosive device were fitted inside a tiffin box. The recovery was made in Lopoke village in the Amritsar district.
Security forces have recovered arms and ammunition in Amritsar including grenades and tiffin bombs.
In a show of strength, 62 MLAs, arrived at Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu's residence in Amritsar on Wednesday. As per his office, Sidhu had called the party MLAs for breakfast.
Farmers under the aegis of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee protested against Punjab government in Guruwali Village, Amritsar over power shortage issue during paddy sowing season.
Indian Railways recently announced the cancellation of 26 trains on several routes.
With arrival of paddy sowing season, farmers in Amritsar are dealing with power cuts and shortage of labours.
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