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Boy cuts off own hand after blasphemy mistake: Punjab police
 [DAWN] LAHORE: A 15-year-old boy near Lahore cut off his own hand believing he had committed blasphemy, only to be celebrated by his parents and neighbours for the act, police told AFP Friday.Local police chief Nausher Ahmed described how a holy man told a gathering at a village mosque that those who love the Prophet Muhammad (PTUI!) always say their prayers, then asked who among the crowd had stopped praying. The boy raised his hand by mistake after apparently mishearing the question. The crowd swiftly accused him of blasphemy so he went to his house and cut off the hand he had raised, put it on a plate, and presented it to the holy man, the police chief said. The incident took place at a village in Hujra Shah Muqeem town, some 125 kilometres (77 miles) south of Lahore, the capital of Punjab 1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard 2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers 3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots.... province, about four days ago, according to the policeman. Ahmed said that he has seen a video in which the boy is greeted by villagers in the street as his parents proclaim their pride. No complaint has been made, he said, so no police report has been filed and there will be no investigation. Posted by: Fred 2016-01-16 |
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