SGPC receives Guru Granth Sahib ‘Saroops’ returned by Qatar Police
PTC News Desk: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) received the two holy 'saroops' of Guru Granth Sahib, which were confiscated by authorities in Doha, Qatar. The holy 'saroops' were decorated at the Gurdwara Shaheed Baba Gurbaksh Singh in Amritsar.
Earlier, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee had called for urgent intervention by the Indian government in securing the release of two holy ‘saroops’ of Guru Granth Sahib, which have been confiscated by the police in Doha, Qatar. SGPC president Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami wrote to the Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and the Indian Ambassador to Qatar, Vipul, urging them to take swift action to resolve the matter.
Following this, Qatari authorities handed over the two ‘saroops’ of the Guru Granth Sahib to the Indian embassy in Doha on Wednesday.
"We thank the government of Qatar for the same," the external affairs ministry said in a brief statement about the handing over of saroops of the Guru Granth Sahib.
"We also appeal to all Indian citizens residing in Qatar or other countries to scrupulously follow local laws and regulations in all matters," the statement added.
- With inputs from our correspondent
