Punjab
In the complaint of members of the Youth Khalsa Welfare (YKW) organization based in Ambala, on Wednesday, a DDR was filed against TikTok user Akansha Thakur for allegedly hurting religious feelings after posting a dance video in the background music of a Punjabi song inside The Darbar Sahib complex, Amritsar.
YKW members filed a complaint at the Cantonment police station, claiming that the video posted by the TikTok user had hurt the religious feelings of the Sikhs.
The plaintiff demanded action against the defendants and in the police report declared: Gurdwara Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar, is the supreme religious place of the Sikhs and every day Lakhs of people pay homage there. Gurbani is recited in the complex for approximately 18 hours a day. The TikTok user has hurt the religious feelings of the Sikhs by making a dance video inside the complex in a Punjabi song. The accused user must be reserved for hurting feelings and for posting this video on the Internet.
The YKW members that filed the complaint include Harjap Singh, Satwant Singh, Karanjot Singh, Yadwinder Singh, Sukhpreet Singh, Damanpreet Singh, Gurpreet Singh and Onkar Singh.
“We have registered a DDR on this complaint and the matter has been sent to the attached district attorney to obtain a legal opinion. A video of TikTok has been provided in which a girl is seen dancing inside the Golden Temple. The occurrence of the alleged crime is Amritsar and after receiving the legal opinion, a zero FIR will be registered in Ambala and the case will be transferred to the Amritsar police. The identity of the TikTok user is Akansha Thakur and its location is a matter of cyber cell investigation, ”said Inspector Narender Singh, SHO, Ambala Cantonment Police Station.
