On Monday, a man named Waleed Muhammad Shabeer, who allegedly damaged idols of a Hindu temple in the old area of Narainpura, was booked under Blasphemy Law by the police. Another attacker escaped from the scene. He is booked under section 427 (mischief) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and section 295 of the PPC that deals with blasphemy.
According to the first information report (FIR), the incident took place at 6:15 pm.
The complainant and a resident of the area, Mukesh Kumar, said that his wife saw the assailant attacking the idols with a hammer.
The suspect was surrounded by the people living in the area. The residents handed him over to the police. The residents also protested in the area and in front of the police station.
They demanded security from the government after the incident took place and chanted slogans against the attackers.
Narainpur is an old town where Hindu families are predominately living with Muslims.
Sindh Minister for Minority Affairs, Gyanchand Israni, instructed the police to arrest all accused and said that such incidents would bring unrest in society. “We condemn such attacks,” he said.
The motive behind the attack is not determined yet. Police have started an investigation and assured the protection for residents of the area.
The video of broken holy idols was circulating on social media.
Various activists and politicians condemned the vandalism and requested the government to capture all people included in the attack.
