PTI
Phagwara, March 2
Punjab Police on Thursday stated they’ve arrested a person on charges associated to the desecration of a duplicate of a religious scripture in Phagwara.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Jaspreet Singh stated the accused, recognized as Shankar, is a vegetable vendor from Uttar Pradesh however at present dwelling in Gobindpura space right here.
He stated Shankar was arrested below Section 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts meant to outrage religious emotions of any class by insulting its faith or religious beliefs) of Indian Penal Code on a criticism by a neighborhood.
Singh stated the complainant informed the police that Shankar got here to his store to get his cell phone recharged.
The complainant stated the accused gave him a religious guide which he was utilizing as a diary and on which over half a dozen phone numbers of his family and others had been famous.
“I used to be shocked to note it and was additional appalled when the accused flung it in direction of me, asking me to recharge the cell talked about there,” the complainant informed the police.
Further investigation is underway.
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