HUB: Man suspected of committing blasphemy sent to jail

QUETTA: A man who was accused of committing blasphemy in Hub has been sent to jail after he was arrested with ‘suficient’ evidence. 

Last week A 13-year-old boy died in aerial firing after violence erupted in Hub area of the Lasbela district in Balochistan province as police refused to hand over a local man suspected of ‘blasphemy’ to an angry mob.

Locals subsequently resorted to pelting stones at police when their demands were not met. A 29-year-old local business owner was suspected of sharing a picture containing allegedly blasphemous content on WhatsApp, a freeware, cross-platform and end-to-end encrypted instant messaging application for smartphones.

“The case will be further investigated by the cyber crime wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA),” Lasbela’s District Police Officer Zia Mandokhail told the media at the District Headquarter Uthal.

He also said that during the last one month, 30kg drugs and 8kg opium have been seized and 17 snatched bikes have been recovered.

Mandokhail said currently that the Lasbela police is not provided wit sufficient resources but is still working hard to control crime instances.

“Police jawans in large numbers have been deputed to provide security to courts, national and multi-national companies and VIPs,” he complained.

Mandokhail also claimed that eight people accused of extortion had been arrested “which speaks volumes for the police performance”.