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SINDH: Police on Sunday registered a first information report (FIR) against unknown persons who tried to dishonor the statue of Priest-King at a site of Mohenjo Daro.
The FIR was lodged by Airport Police Station in Mohenjo Daro on the complaint of the watchman of the archaeological site. The case has been registered under Section 295-A which deals with deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.
The case was registered following a photo that went viral on social media in which three visitors were spotted dishonouring the statue of Priest-King. There was an outcry on social media including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and people belonging to different walks of life condemned the act demanding action against the culprits.
Activist Nisar Khokhar said, “We are tracing the people who are involved in this cheap act and have disgraced the statue”. He said, “We live in a civilized society and it’s insane to disgrace the icon of a civilization we should be proud of it, strict action must be taken against people involved in it,” he demanded.
Soon after the incident, many people in Sindh replaced their profile pictures on Facebook and Twitter with Mohenjo Daro or Priest King’s photo for showing sympathy. The statue of Priest-King at a site of Mohenjo Daro considered one of the largest settlements of ancient Indus Valley Civilisation.