Indian man beaten to death inside historic Sikh temple

A man was beaten to death in the northern Indian city of Amritsar after apparently attempting to commit a sacrilegious act inside the historic Golden Temple, one of Sikhism's most revered shrines. 

The incident occurred during the daily evening prayer on Saturday, media reported, after the man jumped over a railing inside the inner sanctum and attempted to grab a sword kept near the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy book. Police said the man died after being severely beaten by the crowd. The desecration of temples is a highly emotive issue in the Sikh community and the incident comes before legislative elections in Punjab state next year.