Akal Takht head priest justifies murder of social media influencer Kanchan Kumari
AMRITSAR: The head priest of the Akal Takht has justified the killing of social media influencer Kanchan Kumari, saying "nothing wrong has happened" and nobody should listen to obscene songs.
Kanchan, also known as 'Kamal Kaur Bhabhi', was allegedly targeted for promoting obscenity in her videos. She was murdered on June 9 and her body was found in an abandoned car in Bathinda.
"As per Sikh religion's teaching, nobody, including Hindus and Muslims, should listen to obscene songs, especially the young Sikh generation," Giani Malkeet Singh, the head granthi of the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhism, told reporters on Monday.
Responding to a question about the murder, he said, "But such people, who are from other religions, change their name, create a false identity to defame the Sikh community, indulge in such acts ... this kind of treatment should be meted out to them. Nothing wrong has happened. This has happened earlier as well."
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