Indian Muslim prisoner branded with Om symbol, court issues notice

Dubai: Images of a man’s back branded with the Om symbol went viral online, after a Muslim inmate was subjected to abuse in New Delhi’s Tihar jail. The inmate, Shabbir alias Nabbir, who according to Indian media reports is an under trial prisoner, was presented in court late last week where he showed the presiding judge the mark seared over his back. According to Indian news website India Today, Shabbir...