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Man held for ‘desecrating’ Holy Quran

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SIALKOT, July 8: Badiana police arrested a man for desecration of the Holy Quran on Saturday night.

Talib Husain took some copies of the Holy Quran from the village’s mosque and burnt the same in front of his house in Panwana village, Badiana, Pasrur tehsil.

The area people became infuriated and thrashed the accused. Police reached the spot and arrested him.

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