A person was arrested by police on charges associated to the desecration of a duplicate of a religious scripture in Phagwara, stated Punjab Police official on Thursday.
The accused, recognized as Shankar, is a vegetable vendor from Uttar Pradesh however at the moment residing in Gobindpura space right here, Deputy Superintendent of Police Jaspreet Singh stated.
A case beneath Section 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts supposed to outrage religious emotions of any class by insulting its faith or religious beliefs) of Indian Penal Code was registred on a criticism by an area.
The complainant instructed the police that Shankar got here to his store to get his cell phone recharged. The accused gave the complainant a religious ebook which he was utilizing as a diary and on which over half a dozen phone numbers of his kin and others had been famous.
“I used to be shocked to note it and was additional appalled when the accused flung it in the direction of me, asking me to recharge the cellular numbers talked about there,” the complainant instructed the police.
Further investigation is underway.
(With PTI enter)
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