Police arrested a man on December 19 for allegedly making disparaging remarks against a companion of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) in Taxila town of Rawalpindi District in Punjab, reports Dawn. The man was arrested after a delegation comprising local religious leaders led by Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan’s area president Yasir Mehmood Rizvi informed the Wah Saddar Police that the suspect had allegedly used derogatory language against one of the Prophet’s companions publicly in a hotel. The delegation presented video footage against the suspect. Police registered a case against the suspect under Section 298-A of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and arrested the suspect during a raid on his house.