Missing Saroops Probe: SGPC withholding vital records, police tells HC after Dhami says SIT exceeded jurisdiction

Punjab Police told the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday that the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee is withholding records needed in the probe into the disappearance of 328 saroops of Guru Granth Sahib.

The allegation came a day after SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami publicly said the special investigation team was going beyond its jurisdiction and interfering in SGPC affairs.

The case has become the latest flashpoint in a long-running dispute over the missing saroops probe, with police and the SGPC giving sharply different versions of cooperation with the investigation.

What the police said

According to the reporting, Punjab Police told the High Court that vital records relevant to the inquiry are being withheld by the SGPC. The latest court filing or hearing was presented as part of the broader investigation into the missing holy texts.

The development adds a judicial dimension to a probe that has already drawn political and religious attention in Punjab.

SGPC’s pushback

Dhami had said on Monday that the SIT was exceeding its jurisdiction and intruding into SGPC affairs. Other same-day reporting also quoted the SGPC criticizing the police probe and objecting to what it described as overreach.

The SGPC’s position, as reflected in the available reporting, is that the SIT is probing beyond its mandate.

What happens next

The immediate question is whether the High Court will issue any fresh direction in response to the police allegation and whether the SGPC will formally address the specific claim that records are being withheld.

For now, the case remains active and the conflict between the police probe and the SGPC’s objections appears to be escalating in court.