Karnal, July 28 -- Days after the executive committee of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) decided to take over the Miri Piri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research in Shahabad in Kurukshetra, committee president Jagdish Singh Jhinda on Monday said it has peacefully taken over the hospital.

Earlier, the HSGMC had written to Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami, asking him to hand over the possession of the institute within three days.

However, after reportedly receiving no response, the Haryana committee members, including Jhinda, reached the institute on Monday.

Speaking to the media, Jhinda said that the SGPC was managing the hospital through Miri Piri Trust, but the ...