Amritsar: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann was declared “Guru Dokhi” and “anti-Khalsa Panth” by Akal Takht acting Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj after a forensic science laboratory (FSL) report confirmed a viral video, allegedly of Bhagwant Mann, was neither AI generated nor distorted or morphed. This report was released by Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj during a meeting with Sikh intellectuals and representatives of Sikh organizations on 15 June 2026. A copy of the FSL report can be accessed and downloaded below.
Later, on 15 June 2026, a resolution announced by Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj from Akal Takht Sahib details a highly sensitive matter of an objectionable video involving Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, which was initially filed as a formal complaint with the Akal Takht on January 4, 2026.
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The Chief Minister had been summoned to the Akal Takht Secretariat on January 15, 2026, to address the footage. During that meeting, Bhagwant Mann defended himself by claiming the video was completely fabricated and generated using Artificial Intelligence (AI) deepfake technology. The Jathedar subsequently instructed Bhawant Mann to name two independent forensic laboratories to verify the footage, following up with an official letter from the Secretariat on January 27, 2026. However, neither the Chief Minister nor his office provided any response.
Faced with official silence, the Akal Takht independently commissioned forensic examinations from two distinct laboratories recognized by the Government of India. The FSL reports dated May 27, 2026, and June 13, 2026, concluded that the video was fully authentic, showing no signs of tampering, editing, or artificial manipulation.
The resolution explicitly details the sacrilegious actions captured in the footage, noting that it features the Chief Minister engaging in deeply disrespectful behavior.
“The video shows Bhagwant Singh sprinkling liquor on a widely recognized symbolic pictures of the ten revered Sikh Gurus and engaging in highly objectionable acts involving the photograph of Sant Giani Jarnail Singh Khalsa Bhindranwale, a prominent Sikh figure and martyr of the 20th century, while also splashing liquor on his image. The Guru Khalsa Panth cannot tolerate such actions under any circumstances.”, the resolution reads.
⊕ Forensic Lab (FST) Report on Alleged Viral Video of Bhagwant Mann (PDF Released by Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj):
