OKARA: A Christian man was booked for his alleged botched plan to set the Holy Quran on fire to take revenge on his two siblings, thinking the angry Muslims would lynch them.

As per the first information report (FIR), a City A Division police team, headed by a Sub-Inspector Haider Ali, was on patrol on Sunday night. It found six to seven men standing on the road close to the DHQ City Hospital near Christian Colony.

One of them, identified in the FIR, said that he had the Holy Quran and would set it on fire to enrage the Muslims of the area. He said the Muslim community would be hurt and they would kill his brother and sister along with him.

The men escaped in the narrow streets of Christian Colony.

The City A Division police registered a case on the report of SI Haider registered a case under Section 295-A of the PPC and the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.

TORTURED: Eight suspects tortured a patwari at Chak 26/GD.

As per the FIR, Patwari Riazul Haq was on way to his office when the suspects, including Shahryar and Gulzar, intercepted his car, dragged him out and tortured him. They had a grudge against Riaz as his brother, Altaf Hussain, had registered a theft case against them with Satgrah Police Station. These were released from jail after getting bail until June 26. They made a video of the torture and posted it on social media.

DPO Tariq Aziz Sindhu took notice of the incident and a case was registered against the suspects with Satgrah police.

Published in Dawn, June 25th, 2024