Shahdara Town residents on Monday protested outside the Shahdara Town Police Station against a 22-year-old man who allegedly desecrated the Holy Quran earlier in the day and was arrested by the Shahdara Town Police.
The neighbours of Khurram Maseeh of Yousaf Park, Majeed Colony, claimed to have seen him burning the Holy Quran. A mob gathered outside Khurram’s house and handed him over to police which registered a case and arrested him. SHO Mumtaz said Khurram had not told the police about the reasons behind his act.
Late on Monday night, a number of locals who came to know about the incident blocked the road for over an hour.
Minor Recovered: A six-year-old boy who was kidnapped few days back, returned to his house after his parents paid Rs 3 million as ransom. Some unidentified men had kidnapped Muhammad Talha, son of Ijaz Butt and were demanding Rs 5 million as ransom. However, after negotiations, the kidnappers agreed to release the boy after receiving Rs 3 million. The Misri Shah Police claimed that it had traced the kidnappers and would arrest them soon.
