Published by: Sucheta Sengupta | Posted: March 24, 2023 9:53 am| Updated: March 24, 2023 9:55 am
News Daily Digital Desk: Offensive posts about Hanuman on social media, attempts to spread violence. A local journalist was arrested in Pakistan’s Sindh province based on the complaint of the vice-president of a panchayat in a Hindu-dominated area. He has been kept in jail custody. The photo of the journalist behind the garad has also gone viral. After this incident, Sindh police administration is strict to maintain communal peace in the area. According to the rules, conspiracy to create religious discord is punishable by at least 10 years in prison. It remains to be seen whether this journalist will be punished as severely. However, everyone will try to insult the Hindu religion again on the soil of Pakistan.
Journalist Aslam Baloch booked n arrested by Mirpurkhas Police, for insulting Hindu religious beliefs pic.twitter.com/SyaDWLzb5T
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The arrested journalist’s name is Aslam Baloch. Allegedly, he posted a picture of Hanuman on his Facebook and wrote, ‘Captain Sriram Parkwale.’ In other words, Aslam compared Hanuman not to God but to animals in the park. Not only Facebook, he has spread this post on WhatsApp group as well. Sindh Province’s Luhana Panchayat vice-president Ramesh Kumar Aslam filed a charge of insulting Hindu religion and attempting to create blasphemy between religions at Mirpurkhas police station. Minority Development Minister Gyan Chand Israni quickly ordered his arrest. On that basis, Aslam Baloch was arrested.
[আরও পড়ুন: অনুব্রতহীন বীরভূমে নজর নেত্রীর, কালীঘাটে আজ জেলা নেতৃত্বের সঙ্গে বৈঠক]
Sindh province of Pakistan has the largest population of Hindus. 70 percent Hindus live in Mirpurkhas and bordering Umarkot, Sanghar areas. If Hanuman is ridiculed in such a place, it naturally amounts to an attack on minorities. After Aslam Baloch’s post spread on social media, panchayat leader Ramesh Kumar approached the police station fearing communal unrest. A case has been registered under Section 295 of the Pakistan Penal Code. If found guilty in this case, Aslam can be jailed for 10 years.
[আরও পড়ুন: ‘এখনও নিজের হাতে কাপড় কাচেন’, দুর্নীতি-তরজার মাঝে বিমান বসুর পাশে শুভেন্দু, পালটা কুণালের]
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