A man in Rahim Yar Khan Punjab has been arrested on Friday for allegedly desecrating a copy of the Holy Quran under section 295-B of the Pakistan Penal Code on the complaint of a resident of Manzoorabad.
The complainant stated in the FIR, that he along with two other residents had reached a shop which sells biryani in Al-Karim Market of Rahim Yar Khan's Landa Bazaar in the afternoon, but found it to be shut. He said he saw a desecrated copy of the Quran lying in a counter in front of the shop. According to the complainant, as he lifted the holy scripture in a cloth, a man stepped down from the flat above the shop.
When asked about the copy of the Quran, the said man initially denied his involvement in the incident but after some probing, he confessed to have desecrated the holy book, the complainant said. Police arrived at the scene of the incident upon being called by area residents and took the suspect into custody.
In the past, blasphemy laws of Pakistan have been used for personal vendettas, although, the country has never executed anyone on the charge. But there have been several instances of violence, perpetrated by vigilante mobs, against anyone convicted, or even just accused, of insulting Islam.
The complainant stated in the FIR, that he along with two other residents had reached a shop which sells biryani in Al-Karim Market of Rahim Yar Khan's Landa Bazaar in the afternoon, but found it to be shut. He said he saw a desecrated copy of the Quran lying in a counter in front of the shop. According to the complainant, as he lifted the holy scripture in a cloth, a man stepped down from the flat above the shop.
When asked about the copy of the Quran, the said man initially denied his involvement in the incident but after some probing, he confessed to have desecrated the holy book, the complainant said. Police arrived at the scene of the incident upon being called by area residents and took the suspect into custody.
In the past, blasphemy laws of Pakistan have been used for personal vendettas, although, the country has never executed anyone on the charge. But there have been several instances of violence, perpetrated by vigilante mobs, against anyone convicted, or even just accused, of insulting Islam.