“Hindu persecution in Pakistan: School Principal Notan Lal cleared of blasphemy charges, Five years after he was jailed and mobs indulged in anti-Hindu violence”, Swarajyamag, March 3, 2024:
“In yet another manifestation of how Pakistan’s ‘blasphemy’ laws — laws penalising criticism of Islam and its founder — are repeatedly used for persecuting religious minorities, a Hindu man has been found not guilty of blasphemy, after spending five years in jail amid death threats.
The man, named Notan Lal, is a resident of Sindh province in Pakistan and belongs to the Hindu community, which makes up less than 2 per cent of Pakistan’s nearly 23 crore population.
Last year, a district court sentenced Notan Lal to 25 years of imprisonment for the alleged offence. However, this week, the Sindh high court cleared Notan Lal of the charges while observing that men made witnesses of the said offence were inconsistent in their statements……”
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