The incident sparked outrage among the Sikh community, which called it a violation of the "maryada" of Darbar Sahib.
The Amritsar police have issued a notice to him. “If you do not appear by June 30, you will be sent two more notices. If she still does not appear before the police, a team will be sent to arrest her,” a senior police official told the media.
Amritsar additional deputy commissioner of police (ADCP) Darpan Ahluwalia said Archana Makwana's statement will be recorded first and only then she will be arrested. “A notice has been issued to Archana to appear before the police and take note of her statement.”
In a social media post, Archana Makwana said that she would no longer go to any gurdwara.
The social media influencer was booked last week by the Punjab Police for hurting religious sentiments by performing yoga inside the Golden Temple premises. The Gujarat police provided him protection after receiving multiple threat calls.
The FIR under Section 295-A (deliberate and malicious intent to outrage religious sentiments of any class) of the Indian Penal Code comes after the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) lodged a complaint with the Amritsar police against the designer Fashion.
SGPC general secretary Gurcharan Singh Grewal on Monday asked the Instagram influencer to join the police investigation.
Responding to a media query that Archana Makwana alleges that she faces a threat to her life after the incident, Grewal said, "Sikh religion always respects women."
He has urged the social media influencer to file a complaint against those who threaten her with death and rape. He stressed that Sikhs do not behave like this and do not threaten anyone. He said that her claims are made solely to defame Sikhs.
The SGPC, considered the 'Mini Parliament' of religion, filed a police complaint against the Instagram influencer on June 22 after photos of Instagram influencer Archana Makwana while practicing yoga went viral.
Amid the uproar, she publicly apologized and expressed her regret.
The Amritsar police have issued a notice to him. “If you do not appear by June 30, you will be sent two more notices. If she still does not appear before the police, a team will be sent to arrest her,” a senior police official told the media.
Amritsar additional deputy commissioner of police (ADCP) Darpan Ahluwalia said Archana Makwana's statement will be recorded first and only then she will be arrested. “A notice has been issued to Archana to appear before the police and take note of her statement.”
In a social media post, Archana Makwana said that she would no longer go to any gurdwara.
The social media influencer was booked last week by the Punjab Police for hurting religious sentiments by performing yoga inside the Golden Temple premises. The Gujarat police provided him protection after receiving multiple threat calls.
The FIR under Section 295-A (deliberate and malicious intent to outrage religious sentiments of any class) of the Indian Penal Code comes after the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) lodged a complaint with the Amritsar police against the designer Fashion.
SGPC general secretary Gurcharan Singh Grewal on Monday asked the Instagram influencer to join the police investigation.
Responding to a media query that Archana Makwana alleges that she faces a threat to her life after the incident, Grewal said, "Sikh religion always respects women."
He has urged the social media influencer to file a complaint against those who threaten her with death and rape. He stressed that Sikhs do not behave like this and do not threaten anyone. He said that her claims are made solely to defame Sikhs.
The SGPC, considered the 'Mini Parliament' of religion, filed a police complaint against the Instagram influencer on June 22 after photos of Instagram influencer Archana Makwana while practicing yoga went viral.
Amid the uproar, she publicly apologized and expressed her regret.
