India, Nov. 2 -- A 49-year-old visually impaired Christian man has been arrested in Pakistan's Lahore, on the charges of blasphemy, with his family claiming the allegations are part of a personal vendetta.

Nadeem Masih, who suffers from limited vision, is accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad, a charge that, if proved, carries the death penalty in the border nation.

The man was taken into custody at Lahore's Model Town Park after a parking contractor accused him of insulting the Prophet. Masih has been booked under Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code.

"Masih was arrested recently at Model Town Park, Lahore. Police were informed by a parking contractor that Masih insulted the Prophet," police officer Muhammad Yaqoob said.

Masih's ...