Lahore investigation police arrested eight members of the Ahmadi community for alleged preaching of their beliefs in the Badami Bagh area the other day . Police acted after a violent mob believed to be of the members of TehreekiLabbaik Pakistan TLP allegedly attacked a factory owned by an Ahmad man .
The situation turned ugly after the attackers reportedly thrashed the Ahmadis and one of them called police for help . A video clip of the police action also went viral on social media showing the policemen taking some Ahmadis into custody in a van and several charged people raising slogans against the community .
The police deny the attack by the TLP men claiming that the members were preaching their religion which was not allowed under the law . The owner of the factory and his son were booked under Section C of the Pakistan Penal Code for preaching in the area while posing as Muslims .
The IGP Dr Usman Anwar contradicted the social media reports saying the IGP said all the arrests came following the FIR lodged against the Ahmadiis. No one got injured and the factory was not damaged. The factory and other valuables were not damaged in the later incident, adding that no one was injured and no one got hurt.
The owner closed down his factory and fled along with his son. The IG said the IG. Anwar said the owner closed up his factory. The video clip that went viral was of the incident. No One got injured. NoOne got injured in the factory. He said no one had been injured.
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