20 People Arrested, Case Against 150 Others Over Attack On Hindu Temple In Pakistan

Saturday, 7 August 2021Newsdesk

Police in Pakistan's Punjab province on Saturday said have arrest 20 people and have filed a case against 150 others for their alleged involvement in an attack on a Hindu temple in a remote town of the country. The police action came after the country's Supreme Court on Friday pulled up authorities for failing to stop the attack and ordered the arrest of the culprits, observing that the incident has tarnished the image of the country abroad.

New Delhi, 07 August 2021

As per news report of NDTV, Hundreds of people, carrying sticks, stones and bricks attacked the temple, burning parts of it and damaging the idols, in Bhong area of Rahimyar Khan district of the province in protest against the release by a court of an eight-year-old Hindu boy, who was arrested for allegedly urinating in a local seminary. "We have so far arrested over 20 suspects allegedly involved in attacking the temple in Bhong," District Police Officer (DPO) of Rahim Yar Khan Asad Sarfraz told reporters. He said more arrests are expected in the coming days as police are identifying the suspects through video footage.

Source -NDTV