Prayer leader held for ‘burning’ Holy Quran pages

Karachi

The prayer leader of a mosque was arrested in Surjani Town on Monday for allegedly burning pages of the Holy Quran.

Police said the Madadgar-15 helpline received a call that the prayer leader of Jamia Masjid Rehmat-ul-Aalameen in Hassan Brohi Goth, Surjani Town, had burnt some pages of the Holy Quran and an enraged mob had gathered there shouting slogans against him.

Sub-inspector Wali Muhammad of the Surjani police station and his team reached there and arrested Maulvi Rafiq. The police are investigating the incident.