Police in Pakistan's Punjab province on Saturday said that they have arrest 20 people and booked over 150 others for their alleged involvement in an attack on a Hindu temple in a remote town of the country. The police move came after the country's Supreme Court on Friday pulled up authorities for failing to stop the attack and ordered the arrest of the culprits, mentioning that the incident has spoiled the image of the country abroad. Hundreds of people, carrying sticks, stones, and bricks attacked the temple, burning parts of it and damaging the idols, in Bhong area of Rahimyar Khan district of the province in protest against the release by a court of an eight-year-old Hindu boy, who was arrested for allegedly urinating in a local seminary.

''We have so far arrested over 20 suspects allegedly involved in attacking the temple in Bhong,'' District Police Officer of Rahim Yar Khan Asad Sarfraz told reporters.
He said more arrests are expected in the coming days as police are identifying the suspects through video footage. An FIR has been filed under terrorism and other sections of the Pakistan Penal Code against over 150 for their involvement in attacking the temple, he said. ''We will arrest every suspect involved in this crime. On the order of apex court, restoration work of the temple has been started,'' he said. On Friday, Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed said that destruction at the temple had brought shame to the country as police acted like silent spectators. 

The Chief Justice questioned the arrest of the eight-year-old boy and asked whether police were incapable of understanding the mental capacity of the minors. Pakistan's parliament on Friday condemned the temple attack by adopting a resolution. According to official estimates, 75 lakh Hindus live in Pakistan. However, according to the community, over 90 lakh Hindus are living in the country. The majority of Pakistan's Hindu population is settled in Sindh province where they share culture, traditions, and language with Muslim residents. They often complain of harassment by extremists.

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