Amritsar, February 12 Fazilka Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gurmeet Singh appeared at the Akal Takht Sahib secretariat on Thursday in connection with the detention of two individuals for circumambulating Sri Darbar Sahib without the permission of the shrine management.
SSP Gurmeet Singh met Jathedar of Akal Takht, Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj, at the secretariat, where he offered his clarification and apologized for the "lapse."
Speaking to the media on this matter, the Jathedar said that Sachkhand Sri Darbar Sahib, the central religious shrine of the Sikhs, conveys a message of universal brotherhood to the world, and its four doors are open to all. He said that devotees from across the globe visit the holy shrine with deep reverence and faith.
He said that the SSP of Fazilka has presented his version of events and has also been asked to submit the same in writing.
He added that the SSP acknowledged that the way in which five police personnel from his district entered the "parkarma" of Sri Darbar Sahib recently was inappropriate and should not have happened.
He said that the police have assured that such a mistake will not be repeated in the future.
The Jathedar emphasised that nothing should ever happen at Darbar Sahib that disturbs the sanctity of the environment or hurts the religious sentiments of the Sangat.