One held for sacrilege in Kolkata

KOLKATA, MARCH 27. There was tension at the Nakhoda Masjid here after a man, suspected to be deranged, threw away a religious book during the afternoon prayers, according to the police.

The Imam of the mosque, Maulana Mohammed Sabir, immediately caught hold of the man and bundled him inside a room, as an infuriated mob demanded that he be handed over to it, the sources said.

The Imam pacified them and called the police. The man was arrested immediately and was being interrogated.

- PTI

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