The Swat police had initially taken the 'blasphemy accused' into its custody. However, the frenzied Muslim mob charged at the police station, dragged out the victim and took him away.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police filed an FIR against a student of Government Medical College in Srinagar for allegedly uploading "blasphemous" content about Prophet Mohammad.
The commission was chaired by the advisor on political violence and disruption, Lord Walney. In the report, the commission has put forth recommendations to ensure teachers freely and legally practice their freedom of expression.
A vengeful crowd in the Mujahid Colony area of Sargodha in Pakistan attacked and vandalized a man's house in retaliation for an alleged blasphemy incident.
OpIndia reported in 2020 that the Hindu woman had gone missing after being accused of 'hurting religious sentiments.' Islamists had alleged that Sarkar made derogatory remarks against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.
The bench where Justice Surya Kant was a part of, infamously remarked, “Her loose tongue has set the entire country on fire," and blamed Nupur Sharma for the crimes committed by Islamists.
As per the Islamic law, when a Muslim-born individual becomes a disbeliever of the religion, it is referred to as apostasy in Islam. Any individual who is found showing disbelief in Islam is to be executed.