Pakistan man booked for 'blasphemy' over Facebook post
Pakistan police have registered a case against a man for allegedly posting blasphemous post on Facebook.
The case was registered against the 25-year-old man on the complaint of Shamsul Hasan, an assistant sub-inspector of the Saddar Police Station, Chichawatni, on Saturday night, reported Dawn News.
The man is an employee of the Senate in Islamabad.
He was removed from the job recently.
According to the FIR registered under Section 295 (C) of the PPC and Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997, the suspect was uploading hate material against the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). It refers to four different posts wherein the suspect had written against the holy figures of Islam, reported Dawn News.
The posts claimed that ASIs Shams, Imran Hyder, Constable Muddasir Jahangir and driver Wakeel Ahmed on a routine patrol near Lower Bari Doab Canal of Chak 107/12-L when they came across the Facebook account of the suspect where they saw posts against the Holy Prophet and Islam.
According to reports, the police are expected to arrest the suspect soon.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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