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Two Men Arrested Over Pro-Khalistan Graffiti at Golden Temple

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

U.S. Ambassador Sergio Gor led a 28-member delegation to Amritsar’s Golden Temple on September 28 2026.
Around 150 police secured the shrine inside and outside during the visit.
SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami and other Sikh leaders welcomed the delegation.
Delegates received a gold-plated shrine model, religious books and a shawl as gifts.
Amritsar police arrested two men for posting pro-Khalistan graffiti saying “Punjab is not India” the day before.

History

Historical Context

Operation Blue Star, ordered by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in June 1984 to flush Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale from the Golden Temple, killed roughly 1,000 people and sparked a decade-long Punjab insurgency and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Decades later, a 2026 U.S. delegation led by Ambassador Sergio Gor met SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami to ease lingering separatist tensions and restore Indo-U.S. cooperation.

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Story summary

U.S. Ambassador Sergio Gor led a 28-member delegation to Amritsar’s Golden Temple on September 28 2026.
Around 150 police secured the shrine inside and outside during the visit.
SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami and other Sikh leaders welcomed the delegation.
Delegates received a gold-plated shrine model, religious books and a shawl as gifts.
Amritsar police arrested two men for posting pro-Khalistan graffiti saying “Punjab is not India” the day before.

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