Police in Pangsha upazila of Rajbari district arrested a 24-year-old man named Abu Hossain Molla on Wednesday morning for allegedly setting fire to a copy of the Holy Quran and important land documents at his home in Raghunandanpur village under Bahadurpur Union. The incident occurred around 10 a.m., and the accused is the son of Jabbar Molla.

According to local sources, Abu Hossain had been addicted to drugs for a long time. On the day of the incident, he reportedly asked his mother for money to buy drugs. When she refused, he became angry and burned the Quran and land papers in the cooking stove. He also physically assaulted his ailing mother during the incident.

After news of the incident spread, locals gathered at the accused’s house. Police from Pangsha station later visited the scene, and following a case filed by Abu Hossain’s father, officers arrested him in the afternoon.