Police have arrested an activist of a religious party for forcibly collecting Zakat and Fitrana in the Pirabad area early on Monday.
SSP Crime Branch ShahJehan Khan said that the person, who was identified as Anjum Shehzad, had forcibly been collecting Zakat and Fitrana from people, when police arrested him red-handed in the Qasba Mor area of Pirabad. The arrest was made on a tip-off received by the crime branch, he said.
He stated that the police have also recovered a hand grenade and a weapon from Shehzad’s possession. A case has been registered against him under the anti-terrorism act, he added.
