Police in Pakistan's Punjab province on Saturday said that they have arrested 50 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 arrests come a day after Pakistan’s Supreme Court admonished the authorities for failing to stop the attack and ordered the arrest of the culprits, observing that the incident has tarnished the image of the country abroad.

A mob attacked the temple at Bhong city of Rahim Yar Khan district of the province, some 590 km from Lahore, in protest against the release of an eight-year-old Hindu boy, who was arrested for allegedly urinating in a local seminary.

"We have so far arrested over 50 suspects allegedly involved in attacking the temple in Bhong," Asad Sarfraz, the District Police Officer (DPO) of Rahim Yar Khan said.

Stating that an FIR has been registered under terrorism and other sections of the Pakistan Penal Code against over 150 for their involvement in attacking the temple, he added that more arrests are expected in the coming days as police are identifying the suspects through video footage.

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