Pakistan: Temple handed over to Hindus after repairs, 8-year-old boy bailed out after bail

Islamabad, Ta. 10 August 2021 Tuesday

It has been handed over to members of the Hindu community following the repair of a Hindu temple that was demolished by a mob in Pakistan last week. A government official said on Monday. The district administration official said local Hindus would soon start worshiping at the temple.

A group of Muslims attacked the temple five days ago in Bhong in East Punjab province. These people vandalized the temple and set fire to the main gate. He was angry that the court had granted bail to eight-year-old Hindu children accused of allegedly insulting a religious school.

The 8-year-old boy who was arrested is accused of urinating on the school library where he wrote religious items related to Islam. The mob accused the children of blasphemy, which carries the death penalty in Pakistan.

Dozens of people were later arrested on suspicion of involvement in the demolition of a Hindu temple and were told they would have to pay for temple repairs. Muslim Abundance Both Hindus and Muslims live peacefully in Pakistan but the incidence of attacks on Hindu temples has increased in the last few years.