THAR: The district police today (Sunday) have arrested a suspect from a group of men who vandalised holy statues at Hindu temple in Nagarparkar city of Sindh.
According to details, the suspect was identified as a resident of Sorachand, Nagarparkar. He told the police that he did it for money. The men visited the temple late Friday night after Hindus had finished their prayers.
The suspects stole a number of icons of gods that adorned the walls of the temple. The perpetrators smashed the head of one idol with what police suspect to be a sledgehammer.
Immediately after the attack, the Station House Officer (SHO) of the nearby police station reached the temple. A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against the arrested accused and the police are searching for other suspects.
Meanwhile, Special Assistant to Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah Poonjo Bheel strongly condemned the incident, saying that such incidents were a threat to the very notion of ‘co-existence.’
“Have spoken to SSP to inquire into the matter instantly as Tharparkar is the land of love, peace and harmony where such acts will damage exemplary coexistence,” he added.
Desecrating a place of worship in Pakistan is an offence under the law. It comes under blasphemy‘s section 295 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
