The incident took place in the morning, a senior police official from Jalandhar said over the phone.
Archana Makwana, however, has apologised for her actions and said she never intended to hurt anyone's religious sentiment.
The killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar remains an 'active and ongoing investigation', the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have said.
About 50 people from various religious group attended a press conference on April 11, in West Sacramento, where California Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada, D-Davis, announced the introduction of Assembly Bill 1964, which would strengthen religious freedoms in the workplace.
Faisal said Pakistan respected all religions and would continue the Kartarpur project to help Sikh pilgrims.
Sidhu said he had been invited by the Pakistan government for the opening ceremony of the corridor, which will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district in Punjab.
The Japanese steamship Komagata Maru, carrying 376 immigrants, mostly Sikhs, from India was denied entry by the Canadian government in May 1914 and was forced to return to India.
A gang of 20-30 sword-wielding men stormed the Sikh temple in England apparently opposing a mixed race marriage between a Sikh and a non-Sikh couple.
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