Locals spent the “whole night” guarding the Hindu Temples
Recently an awful incident by the hands of a mob of
rioters took place against the Hindu community of Sindh, Ghotki. This incident
took place based on vague accusations of blasphemy against a school principal.
Mob ransacked a School and Hindu Temple
A crowd in Pakistan ransacked a school and Hindu temple after a
Hindu principal was accused of religious blasphemy by his student because boy
was not performing well in studies and Hindu principal was keeping an eye on
the boy for the sake of his better future. This latest case raised concerns
about the fate of religious minorities in Pakistan.
The principal had been taken into defensive custody and police were
examining both the alleged blasphemy and the rioters.
“It seems the
principal had not done anything intentionally,” said by the district police
chief, Furrukh Ali. Hindus make up about 1.6 percent of Pakistan’s population
of 208 million, this
incident left the Hindus of Ghotki reeling in shock and suffering after their
properties, homes, lives and temples were ransacked.
However,
local majority population of the community are now showing their support for
their Hindu neighbors with an act of kindness by gathering at the Hindu temples
to make sure that the Hindu community there had their protection. Furthermore,
they also spent the “whole night” guarding the temple, symbolically that’s
overwhelming.
