Man arrested for ‘sacrilege’

Police have registered case against accused under Section 295-B of PPC

By Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry
February 12, 2025
This representational image shows the hands of an incarcerated person. — AFP/File
This representational image shows the hands of an incarcerated person. — AFP/File 

JARANWALA: The city police on Tuesday arrested a man on the charge of burning the pages of the Holy Quran at Defence View.

A shopkeeper, Wazir Khan son of Mohammad Amir, told the police that he and other people saw the accused burning the pages of the Holy Quran behind a wall and held him. The police have registered a case against the accused under Section 295-B of the PPC.