KASUR: Pattoki police on Tuesday arrested a man over allegation of desecrating the Holy Quran and lodged a case under blasphemy law’s section 295-B of the Pakistan Penal code.

According to complainant Inspector Ahmed Hassan, a private person informed police at 15 that a man was desecrating the holy book in Multan Road area.

Police reached the spot and found the suspect putting the Quran in a bag along with two pairs of shoes and some trash.

The police arrested him and shifted him to an undisclosed location.

KITE: A youth was hospitalised after he was critically injured by kite string near Melad Chowk, in the limits of Kot Radha Kishan police station.

Muhammad Shahid, an employ at a local private hospital, was injured when he left his house on Thursday on his bike.

Shahid was later referred to Lahore due to his critical condition.

Published in Dawn, May 6th, 2022