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Missing saroops case: Dhami questions FIR despite govt admission in HC of SGPC authority

Dhami further alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party, after coming to power by cashing in on issues related to sacrilege, was now indulging in politics while remaining silent on the parole and furlough granted to Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim.

3 min readDec 31, 2025 12:53 PM IST

Harjinder Singh Dhami

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee had taken strict action in the matter paretining to the the missing 328 saroops of the Guru Granth Sahib in 2020, its president Harjinder Singh Dhami said Tuesday.

“The SGPC implemented the recommendations of the Dr Ishar Singh’s investigation report, as directed by Sri Akal Takht Sahib, in letter and spirit and has already taken action against every employee, from the lowest to the highest ranks,” Dhami said.

Addressing media, Dhami again accused the Punjab government of challenging the authority of Akal Takht, by getting an FIR FIR registered against some SGPC employees.

He said the state government had earlier submitted in the Punjab and Haryana High Court that SGPC was a competent institution authorised to act in its administrative matters. “Despite that, it registered an FIR, which proves the government’s political intent,” Dhami said

Terming it a “political move” by the Bhagwant Mann-led government, Dhami said the government was interfering in the internal affairs of Sikhs while acknowledging SGPC’s authority on record. He said the earlier governments had maintained that under the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, the SGPC was competent to decide its own administrative matters.

Dhami further alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party, after coming to power by cashing in on issues related to sacrilege, was now indulging in politics while remaining silent on the parole and furlough granted to Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim.

The disappearance of 328 saroops of Guru Granth Sahib from SGPC’s publication house in Amritsar came to light in June 2020, leading to a major controversy at that time.

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On December 7, 2025, the Amritsar Police registered an FIR against 16 persons, including a former SGPC chief secretary, in connection with the missing saroops.

While the Mann government said this was to ensure that no desecration would take place, the Singh Sahiban, or heads of the five Sikh temporal seats, after holding a key meeting on December 28, asked the AAP government to stop meddling in the internal matter of Sikhs or face action in accordance with Panthic traditions.

Mann on Monday accused the SGPC of failing to find the missing saroops and maintained that the FIR was registered after several Sikh bodies raised a demand for it.

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