KARACHI: (HRNW) Police in Karachi have registered a case against unidentified men for committing blasphemy under Section 295-A of the Pakistan Penal Code.
According to a police officer at Karachi’s Napier Police Station, a 33-year-old Hindu man has been arrested for allegedly committing blasphemy and further investigations are under way to ascertain details of the incident.
Section 295-A of the PPC relates to “deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs”, the punishment for which may be a fine or imprisonment for a period of up to 10 years or both.
The case was registered by a 24-year-old man identified as Aqib. According to a resident of the area, hundreds of people surrounded a Hindu temple in Bhimpura Sunday night after some young men accused unidentified men of committing blasphemy.
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