Sikhs protest across Indian Punjab over desecration of holy book

Members of the the Sikh community held protests across Indian Punjab on Tuesday against the alleged desecration of their holy book.

The Sikh activists blocked key roads in several parts of Punjab and burnt effigies of the provincial chief minister Parkash Singh Badal.

According to reports from Indian media, paramilitary forces have been deployed in Amritsar, Ludhiana and Jalandhar cities of Punjab in light of the security situation arising from the protests after the sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs.

Police said that several highways remained blocked for hours together as traffic was diverted during ongoing demonstrations by the Sikh protesters.