Punjab Police to use crypto and AI analyses to probe sacrilege cases

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Police is set to adopt a new framework for investigating sacrilege cases after Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria gave assent to the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026, paving the way for it to become law.

The Punjab Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has issued a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) mandating strict adherence to ‘maryada’, immediate response by officers, and the use of forensic and technological tools, including psychiatric evaluation, cryptocurrency trail analysis, and AI-based deepfake detection.