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Police Shoe‑Clad Entry into Delhi’s Bangla Sahib Sparks Akal Takht Protest
✍️ Amar Ujala · Punjab
🗓 12 Oct 2026, 02:01 PM
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Police officers entered the Bangla Sahib Gurudwara in Delhi wearing shoes, prompting a complaint that has been taken to the Sikh highest authority, Akal Takht Sahib.
Police personnel entered the Bangla Sahib Gurudwara in Delhi with their shoes on, a breach of the Sikh tradition that mandates footwear removal inside holy premises. The incident, reported by local media, has drawn sharp criticism from the Sikh community for disrespecting religious protocols.
The Gurudwara’s management lodged a formal complaint, asserting that the police entry violated the sanctity of the shrine. The grievance was subsequently forwarded to the Akal Takht Sahib, the supreme temporal authority of Sikhism, for deliberation.
Akal Takht officials are expected to examine the matter and may issue directives to ensure that law‑enforcement agencies respect religious customs in future. No physical altercation was reported, and the incident remains a procedural dispute.
Delhi police have not released an official statement regarding the shoe‑clad entry, and the matter is pending further clarification from both the police department and Sikh religious leaders.
The Gurudwara’s management lodged a formal complaint, asserting that the police entry violated the sanctity of the shrine. The grievance was subsequently forwarded to the Akal Takht Sahib, the supreme temporal authority of Sikhism, for deliberation.
Akal Takht officials are expected to examine the matter and may issue directives to ensure that law‑enforcement agencies respect religious customs in future. No physical altercation was reported, and the incident remains a procedural dispute.
Delhi police have not released an official statement regarding the shoe‑clad entry, and the matter is pending further clarification from both the police department and Sikh religious leaders.