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Law and order situation of Ghotki and surrounding areas was badly disturbed on Sunday as people in large numbers took to the streets to protest against an alleged incident of blasphemy. The protests began on Saturday after a first information report (FIR) was filed against a principal - who is from the Hindu community - of Sindh Public School on the complaint of Abdul Aziz Rajput, a student's father who claimed that the former had committed blasphemy.
Ghotki Senior Superintendent of Police Farrukh Lanjar, while talking to local reporters, said that police were controlling the law and order situation in the area. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan also shared a video of protesters breaking infrastructure of the school and expressed concern over the situation.
"Alarming reports of accusations of blasphemy in Ghotki and the outbreak of mob violence," the rights organisation said in a tweet. Protests were also held in surrounding towns, including Mirpur Mathelo and Adilpur, where demonstrators blocked roads and demanded the police arrest the school principal.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019

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