If our law justifies ban on public eating during roza; then beef ban in India & hijab ban in France are also justified. #apartheid — Nudrrat Khawaja (@NudrratKhawaja) June 11, 2016

Chacha Gokal Das, a 90 year old was brutally beaten until he was left bleeding - that too by a policeman.

A policeman in #Ghotki beat up an elderly Hindu man 4 eating before iftar. The policeman has been arrested #ZeroTolerance #Justice4GokalDas — Bakhtawar B-Zardari (@BakhtawarBZ) June 11, 2016

His crime? Eating rice outside his home at 6.30 PM, exactly 40 minutes before iftaar, the ceremonial daily end of the Islamic fasting period.

Policeman arrested 4 allegedly torturing aged Hinduman Gokal Das in Ghotki https://t.co/HFhpfzMe1f #Justice4GokalDas pic.twitter.com/523duqVqx4 — Ayaz Buriro (@AyazBuriroPPP) June 11, 2016

After aggressive campaigning on social media by Indian and Pakistani influencers on social media, the policeman who beat him up was arrested, Bakhtawar Bhutto, daughter of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto wrote on Twitter.

The policeman named Ali Hassan was reportedly arrested on charges of torturing and injuring Gokal Das. The complaint was filed by Vindod Kumar, grandson of victim Gokal Das. It was after social media outcry that local Inspector General Sindh A.D. Khawaja took notice and ordered immediate action.

According to Ehtiram-e-Ramadan (Respect for Ramadan), a law passed by Pakistani dictator Zia ul Haq, it is illegal to drink or eat in public during Ramadan, no matter what religion you belong to.

There have been reports of vigilante violence against minorities who break this law.

There is currently an online campaign to crowdfund relief for Das and his family.