AhlulBayt News Agency: Police in Mumbai, India, have launched an investigation after Quranic verses were found in firecrackers, according to a report.
They initiated a case against an unidentified individual under Section 295 of the IPC.
It came in response to a complaint from a local resident about a Quran desecration act.
He found religious text, including verses of the Quran, on the remnants of firecrackers during the Diwali celebrations in the city, police said.
The complainant and his friends noticed an individual setting off firecrackers during the celebrations.
He said pages of the Quran were reportedly used in making the firecrackers.
Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights with its variations also celebrated in other Indian religions.
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They initiated a case against an unidentified individual under Section 295 of the IPC.
It came in response to a complaint from a local resident about a Quran desecration act.
He found religious text, including verses of the Quran, on the remnants of firecrackers during the Diwali celebrations in the city, police said.
The complainant and his friends noticed an individual setting off firecrackers during the celebrations.
He said pages of the Quran were reportedly used in making the firecrackers.
Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights with its variations also celebrated in other Indian religions.
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