LAHORE: Sheikhupura police on Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly posting “blasphemous” text on social media.

District Police Officer (DPO) Sarfraz Khan Virk told Dawn that some residents of Nabipura locality lodged a complaint with the Factory Area police station against the suspect, alleging he had posted blasphemous text on a social networking website.

He said police registered a case under the blasphemy law against the suspect who was later arrested.

Initial investigations showed that the blasphemous messages were posted last year by another man, who was now living abroad, the DPO said.

No complaint was filed against the man living abroad, he added.

The DPO said the social media account through which the blasphemous text was posted had been dormant for the last eight to nine months. He said detailed investigation was continuing to verify the account details.

According to sources, police were also looking into a dispute over teasing of girls following which the complaint against the suspect was lodged.

Published in Dawn, May 26th, 2016