Amritsar : The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Harjinder Singh Dhami condemned the sexual assault on the daughter of a Sikh army officer in a police station in Bhubaneswar in Odisha and demanded strict action against the guilty police officers from the state government. Advocate Dhami said that many tragic incidents have happened to women in the country, but the governments are not paying serious attention to the same.

In a statement issued here today, he said that according to the information received through media, the lawyer daughter of a Sikh army officer who protects the country goes to the police station to complain against mischievous elements who are chasing her, but the police officers who had the responsibility to protect her, abused the daughter, which is a very serious matter.

The SGPC President said that the job of the police administration is to protect the lives and property of the people, but when the police officers, instead of performing their duties, only insult the people who have brought complaints, where will justice come from? He said that soldiers are performing duty at the borders to protect the country and it is more embarrassing for the government that such an incident took place with their family.

Dhami asked the Odisha government to take immediate strict action against the concerned police officers and punish them.

He sought intervention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in this matter and asked that concrete steps be taken to stop such unfortunate occurrences, because it is often seen that injustice towards Sikhs is increasing in the country. He said that the Home Minister should direct the state government to take action against the accused police officers.