The Baghbanpura police in Punjab have arrested an Ahmadi doctor, Tahir Ahmad, for having a goat at his home on Eidul Azha day, the community has claimed.

In a statement, community spokesperson Aamir Mahmood said that Dr Ahmad was allegedly arrested for raising a goat. “The police arrested him on June 17 and his whereabouts are still unknown,” he said.

Mahmood added that the doctor’s family was worried and they had been “denied access” to their loved one.

According to the spokesperson, another Ahmadi, Zaheer Ahmad, of Khokharki in Gujranwala, was taken into custody by the Jinnah Road Police Station on Eid day without any warrant or detention order. “Since then, the police have not informed anyone about his whereabouts, causing worry to his family.”

During Eid, the Ahmadiyya place of worship was allegedly destroyed by unidentified men in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s Kotli district on the first Eidul Azha day.

According to the minority community, more than 150 people attacked their place of worship in the wee hours of Monday.

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They reportedly opened fire and destroyed its minarets and arch, according to the pictures and videos they shared. Several journalists also reported such an incident on social media.

Earlier this month, at least three members of the community from Punjab’s Chakwal district were purportedly detained “to avoid any likelihood of breach of peace”.