31 arrested for setting fire to Karak Hindu temple
Cleric who led the mob also in custody
SAMAA |
Basit Gilani and AFP - Posted: Dec 31, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago
SAMAA |
Basit Gilani and AFP
Posted: Dec 31, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago
Policemen inspect the burnt Hindu temple a day after a mob attack in Karak district on December 31, 2020. (AFP)
Police have arrested 31 people for setting fire to a historic Hindu temple in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district, the KP inspector-general said Thursday.
IG Sanaullah Abbasi told reporters in Karak that at least 300 people have been nominated in the FIR. Of them, 31 have been arrested while others are being identified with the help of the video footage.