Pakistan books Hindu sanitation worker for alleged blasphemy after protest by fringe group

A Hindu sanitation worker has been arrested in Pakistan for allegedly committing blasphemy by burning pages of a religious book.

Ashok Kumar was arrested after the extremist group Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan on Sunday staged protests in front of a residential building housing Hindu families over the alleged blasphemous act.

According to a senior police official, the pages of an Islamic studies book were allegedly burnt after which TLP organised protests across Hyderabad demanding accused's arrest.

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One Ravi Dawani, a prominent Hindu leader, has appealed to the Sindh government to hold an impartial inquiry into the matter.

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Blasphemy is a highly sensitive issue in Pakistan with suspects often attacked or lynched in mobs. In December last year, a Sri Lankan factory manager was beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob in Pakistan over blasphemy allegations.

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(With inputs from PTI)