Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ordered the DGP to inquire into an allegation that a policeman forced a Sikh man to cut his hair and beard at a village in Tarn Taran.
"Have already asked @DGPPunjabPolice to personally look into the matter & conduct an inquiry into the issue. Guilty would be suitably punished," Amarinder tweeted.
Have already asked @DGPPunjabPolice to personally look into the matter & conduct an inquiry into the issue. Guilty would be suitably punished. https://t.co/oEvpCHFTEv
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) July 31, 2019
The directions came after a video surfaced on social media purportedly showing an unidentified villager in Tarn Taran district accusing a SHO of abusing, thrashing and forcing a Sikh man to cut his hair and beard in the village. The villager alleged that the victim was also threatened with registration of a case against him.
He claimed that the SHO, Harike was annoyed over the blocking of a passage by the Sikh man and some other villagers in order to stop illegal mining operations in the area.
Dear @capt_amarinder This video is from Punjab where SHO forced sikh youth to cut his hair and beard kindly take strict action against that SHO !! pic.twitter.com/3TE7ktUVqg
— Dilsedesh (@Dilsedesh) July 31, 2019
The villager also alleged in the video that the SHO also threatened villagers with dire consequences if they raised voice against the illegal mining.