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The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), which oversees the medication of humanities Gurdwaras connected Tuesday (May 26, 2026) objected to the behaviour of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) acceptable up by the Punjab authorities to probe the lawsuit involving 328 missing beatified ‘saroops’ successful 2020, accusing the SIT of overstepping its mandate and unwarrantedly meddling successful the organization’s interior and administrative matters.
SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami successful a connection said that “under the guise of investigation, attempts are being made to undermine the law presumption of the Sikh community’s premier spiritual institution, which cannot beryllium accepted nether immoderate circumstances.”
He said that the SGPC, from the precise beginning, has cooperated with the probe squad with implicit sincerity and transparency and keeping successful presumption the directives of Sri Akal Takht Sahib (the highest Sikh temporal seat), each required portion of accusation and assistance was provided to the SIT. “However, alternatively of appreciating this cooperation, the SIT has made the SGPC’s administrative and interior matters portion of its agenda,” helium alleged.
He said the SIT has continuously been seeking accusation that has nary transportation whatsoever with the lawsuit of the 328 beatified saroops (sacred copies) of Guru Granth Sahib.
“Demanding details of the SGPC’s fiscal accounts, slope transactions and wide fiscal records does not autumn wrong the SIT’s jurisdiction. At times the SIT has sent its representatives to banks to stitchery relationship details, portion connected different occasions elaborate fiscal accusation has been sought done authoritative letters. The SIT has present besides sought details regarding agreements signed implicit a agelong play successful the past with backstage channels ETC and G Next Media concerning Gurbani Kirtan broadcast, contempt these having nary narration to the lawsuit of the 328 beatified saroops,” helium said.
“All this is being done beyond the archetypal intent of the investigation,” helium said, adding that the quality of the questions being asked and the arbitrary demands for accusation bespeak that the SIT whitethorn beryllium moving with motives unrelated to the existent probe.
