PFI member Saved allegedly pulled Joseph out of his car and chopped off his palm accusing him of ridiculing Islam using his hand and that he should not write with his hand anymore.
VBA and Muslims bodies want strict blasphemy law in India to punish those who 'insult' Prophet Muhammad, though the existing section 295(a) was introduced for the very same reason.
On June 7, 2018, Vishnu Dev was arrested by the police on the grounds of 'misusing social media' and for hurting the religious and national sentiments in Saudi Arabia under strict blasphemy laws.