<p>The 45-year-old woman was part of a group of pilgrims who had come to Nankana Sahib from Rahim Yar Khan district in Pakistan's Punjab.<br /><br />She told police that a constable entered a temporary washroom at Gurudwara Tambu Singh while she was inside and attempted to sexually molest her on November 8.<br /><br />District police chief Haider Ashraf told PTI that the constable named Muhammad Tariq had been arrested and a case of attempted rape registered against him.<br /><br />The constable was subsequently sent to jail on judicial remand.<br /><br />Other police officials said evidence gathered from the site would be sent for DNA tests to ascertain whether the allegations against the policeman were true.<br /><br />Reports from Nankana Sahib said some Sikh pilgrims caught the policeman, beat him up and locked him in a room within Gurudwara Tambu Singh, located about a kilometre away from Gurudwara Janamsthan.<br /><br />The policeman was later handed over to police officials.<br /><br />Over 8,000 Sikhs from around the world, including 3,000 from India, are attending celebrations in Pakistan marking Guru Nanak's birthday.<br /><br />In a separate development, dozens of Sikhs and Hindus staged a protest in Nankana Sahib last night after authorities prevented them from bursting crackers as part of the celebrations.<br /><br />Local officials told Sikhs that the bursting of crackers had been banned by the Punjab government.<br /><br />The protestors claimed the district administration had initially agreed to allow the bursting of fireworks but prohibited their use minutes before the main celebrations.<br /><br />There were reports of a clash between Sikhs and the police on this issue but this could not be independently confirmed.</p>
<p>The 45-year-old woman was part of a group of pilgrims who had come to Nankana Sahib from Rahim Yar Khan district in Pakistan's Punjab.<br /><br />She told police that a constable entered a temporary washroom at Gurudwara Tambu Singh while she was inside and attempted to sexually molest her on November 8.<br /><br />District police chief Haider Ashraf told PTI that the constable named Muhammad Tariq had been arrested and a case of attempted rape registered against him.<br /><br />The constable was subsequently sent to jail on judicial remand.<br /><br />Other police officials said evidence gathered from the site would be sent for DNA tests to ascertain whether the allegations against the policeman were true.<br /><br />Reports from Nankana Sahib said some Sikh pilgrims caught the policeman, beat him up and locked him in a room within Gurudwara Tambu Singh, located about a kilometre away from Gurudwara Janamsthan.<br /><br />The policeman was later handed over to police officials.<br /><br />Over 8,000 Sikhs from around the world, including 3,000 from India, are attending celebrations in Pakistan marking Guru Nanak's birthday.<br /><br />In a separate development, dozens of Sikhs and Hindus staged a protest in Nankana Sahib last night after authorities prevented them from bursting crackers as part of the celebrations.<br /><br />Local officials told Sikhs that the bursting of crackers had been banned by the Punjab government.<br /><br />The protestors claimed the district administration had initially agreed to allow the bursting of fireworks but prohibited their use minutes before the main celebrations.<br /><br />There were reports of a clash between Sikhs and the police on this issue but this could not be independently confirmed.</p>