<p>The accused in a recent sacrilege incident in Punjab's Morinda, who was lodged in a jail in Mansa district, died at the Mansa civil hospital on Monday after he complained of "discomfort", police said.</p>.<p>Jasvir Singh was accused of desecrating the Guru Granth Sahib and hitting two Sikh priests at a gurdwara in Morinda town in Rupnagar district.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/ludhiana-gas-leak-deeply-saddened-by-loss-of-lives-says-president-droupadi-murmu-1214455.html" target="_blank">Ludhiana gas leak: Deeply saddened by loss of lives, says President Droupadi Murmu</a></strong><br /> </p>.<p>After his police remand ended, he was sent to judicial custody and lodged in the Mansa jail on April 29.</p>.<p>Mansa Senior Superintendent of Police Nanak Singh said the accused died at the civil hospital.</p>.<p>He was brought to the hospital in the afternoon after he complained of "discomfort", police said, adding that he died at around 9 pm.</p>.<p>The cause of death will be clear after the post-mortem examination, they said.</p>.<p>Protests broke out in Morinda on April 24, after Jasvir Singh allegedly hit the two priests and desecrated the Sikh holy book at the historic Kotwali Sahib gurdwara.</p>
<p>The accused in a recent sacrilege incident in Punjab's Morinda, who was lodged in a jail in Mansa district, died at the Mansa civil hospital on Monday after he complained of "discomfort", police said.</p>.<p>Jasvir Singh was accused of desecrating the Guru Granth Sahib and hitting two Sikh priests at a gurdwara in Morinda town in Rupnagar district.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/ludhiana-gas-leak-deeply-saddened-by-loss-of-lives-says-president-droupadi-murmu-1214455.html" target="_blank">Ludhiana gas leak: Deeply saddened by loss of lives, says President Droupadi Murmu</a></strong><br /> </p>.<p>After his police remand ended, he was sent to judicial custody and lodged in the Mansa jail on April 29.</p>.<p>Mansa Senior Superintendent of Police Nanak Singh said the accused died at the civil hospital.</p>.<p>He was brought to the hospital in the afternoon after he complained of "discomfort", police said, adding that he died at around 9 pm.</p>.<p>The cause of death will be clear after the post-mortem examination, they said.</p>.<p>Protests broke out in Morinda on April 24, after Jasvir Singh allegedly hit the two priests and desecrated the Sikh holy book at the historic Kotwali Sahib gurdwara.</p>