[DAWN] BADIN: A Hindu man was juggedInto the paddy wagon wit' yez!
for allegedly desecrating Holy Koran following massive protests and shutdown by Moslem community in Ghotki District of Sindh, police said on Tuesday.
Daharki police said a Hindu man was "caught and handed over" to them by the residents of village Mehrab Samejo for allegedly "desecrating" Holy Koran.
A large number of people in Daharki, Mirpur, Mathelo, Ghotki and adjoining areas of the district erupted into the streets and blocked National Highway for more than six hours while protesting against the alleged desecration of the holy scripture.
Protesters demanded "severe punishment" for the accused. A First-Information Report (FIR) was also registered against the accused under section 295 (B) of the Pakistain Penal Code.
Sensing trouble following a violent protest, the district administration sought help from Pakistain Rangers to control the situation. There have been several incidents of communal disharmony in the Ghotki district over the past few years, police said.
According to the protesters, the accused entered a mosque and "set the holy scripture on fire".
After taking the Hindu man in jug, police moved him to
He added that the police has arrested as many as 30 people on charges of disrupting law and order during raids on different towns in the district.
Despite repeated attempts, SSP Ghotki Masood Bangash was not available for comment.