Pak officer who saved woman from angry mob recommended for police medal

Shahar Bano, a police officer of Lahore, Pakistan, who A woman was saved from an angry mob on Sunday afternoon., said that people should always look at the facts before taking action. Punjab Police had recommended his name for the Quaid-e-Azam Police Medal.

Speaking to local media about the incident, Shahar Bano said that she and her team had received a report of a woman surrounded by a crowd in Lahore’s textile market (Ichhra Bazaar), who accused her of hurting religious sentiments. Was.

“On reaching the spot, we found the woman inside an eatery, surrounded by a crowd,” he said.

“Reaching the shop was a challenge as the roads were congested, we also feared that the mob might set fire to the shop where the woman was present,” the policeman said.

“Rescuing the woman from the shop was another challenge as the mob could attack her at any time,” said Shahar Bano.

The officer also talked about people who accuse others of hurting religious sentiments and said, “We should always investigate first. People may be hurt and someone may be accused, but we need to take action.” “Should be checked before.”

The woman was charged with blasphemy because the angry mob mistook the Arabic calligraphy printed on her dress for verses from the Quran.

The crowd surrounded the woman and demanded her to take off her clothes.

After the incident, the policeman said, “More people started gathering there and demanding the shopkeeper to hand over the girl to them. The shopkeeper sheltered her in the shop and informed the accused mob that it was just an Arabic calligraphy print because Have not insulted the girl and the religion of Islam and the holy verses of the Quran.”

Meanwhile, another shopkeeper informed the police, the police reached the spot.

Shehar Bano confirmed that the print on the woman’s dress was just an Arabic calligraphy print.

In several incidents in the past in Pakistan, people have been publicly lynched on charges of blasphemy.