NAKODAR
The Nakodar Sadar police have booked seven villagers on charges of outraging religious feelings, criminal conspiracy assault, and criminal intimidation.
Investigating officer (IO) Som Nath said that the accused have been identified as Gagan Deep Singh, Akash, Rupa, Gourav, Bunti, Kuldeep, and Harjinder all residents of Nur Pur Chatha village.
Des Raj a resident of the same village complained to the police that the accused humiliated him inside Bhagwan Valmik Temple and forcibly threw him out of the temple warned him not to enter the temple again and threatened him with dire consequences and thus outraged his religious feelings.
IO said that a case under sections 295-(deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings on any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) and 298(intentionally wounding the religious feelings of any person, utters any word or makes any sound in the hearing of that person ),323( voluntarily causing hurt) 506( criminal intimidation) 120-B(criminal conspiracy) and 34(committing crime with common intention ) of the IPC has been registered against the accused. No arrests have been made and raids are being conducted to nab the absconding accused.