Amritsar, March 10 -- The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Monday suspended its secretary (general administration) Partap Singh in connection with the sale of 2.2-kanal land belonging to historic Gurdwara Amb Sahib in Mohali. The SGPC probe panel found that the signatures, borne by the letter that authorised the gurdwara manager to sell the land, were that of the secretary, and not forged.

Speaking over phone, SGPC chief secretary and member Kulwant Singh Manan said, "We have got the signatures checked by experts. These have been found not fake. So, the probe panel recommended action against Partap Singh in its report submitted to SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami."

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