Holy book row: Two 'accused' brothers released

November 02, 2015 21:48

Two brothers arrested in connection with a recent incident of sacrilege here were released today, with police now saying there was not enough

evidence against them, a day after the case was handed over to CBI by the Punjab government.

Their release came after Punjab police moved an application under Section 169 of CrPC (deficient evidence) in the court of Judicial Magistrate Satish Kumar here.

"We don't require their judicial custody, but they will remain part of the probe," ADGP IPS Sahota told PTI.

Rupinder Singh and Jaswinder Singh, brothers of Panjgrain Khurd village, were arrested by police in connection with the first incident of sacrilege of holy book at Bargari village in Faridkot that had triggered protests by Sikhs and hardliners across Punjab.

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