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| Hindu temple desecrated in Sindh’s Gharo |
| 2017-04-29 |
| [DAWN] Police in Gharo on Friday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against three persons for desecrating the deities inside a Hindu temple in Thatta. According to community leaders, unknown miscreants entered the temple of Rama Pir and dumped their sacred idols in the sewage lines after desecrating them. Gharo Town Committee Councillor Lal Mehshwari, while talking to Dawn, said the condemnable act was carried out on the eve of an annual festival at their place of worship, and urged the authorities concerned to take notice of the incident. The police registered the FIR under sections of 295 A of the Pakistain Penal Code (PPC) and Sections 6 and 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) on behalf of the state. SSP Thar Fida Hussain Mastoi said an investigation was under way, but no arrest was reported so far. |
| Posted by:Fred |