Sikh boy's hair cut in Kurukshetra

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Jagbir Singh, student of Gita Niketan School, alleged that the incident occurred on August 12 when he was on his way to a bookshop.

KURUKSHETRA: Close on the heels of the Jaipur incident, a Sikh school boy has alleged that his hair was forcibly cut by some unidentified youths and the Shiromani Akali Dal and SGPC have demanded their immediate arrest.

 

Jagbir Singh, student of Gita Niketan School, alleged that the incident occurred on August 12 when he was on his way to a bookshop.

 

The boy said he was offered help by the youths who then drugged him, cut his hair, bundled him into a car and took him to an unidentified place from where he somehow managed to escape.

 

Father of the boy, Gurpratap Singh alleged that the police registered the case on Friday after pressure was mounted by the Sikh community.

 

Both SAD and SGPC have taken up cudgels against the incident and held demonstrations in Chandigarh, Dabwali and Sirsa demanding arrest of those involved in the incident.

 

SGPC senior Vice President R S Virk met the parents of the boy and the Kurukshetra police chief demanding action in the case.

 

The complaint follows the August 22 incident in Jaipur where a Sikh teenager Inderpreet Singh's hair was cut by some persons sparking widespread protests by the community and its condemnation at the national level.