A Pakistani die-hard fan of Indian batsman Virat Kohli is facing up to 10 years imprisonment after being arrested for hoisting the Indian tri-colour atop his home in Punjab Province which he had done to show his love for the cricketer. <br />22-year-old Umar Draz, a tailor by profession from Okara district of Punjab province, was on Wednesday produced before a district court that sent him to jail on judicial remand. <br /> <br />Police registered a case under section 123-A of Pakistan Penal Code and 16 Maintenance of Public Order against him. <br />The section 123-A (acts of damaging the sovereignty of the country) carries maximum punishment of 10 years in jail or fine or both. <br />Earlier, talking to reporters, Draz said, “I am a big fan of Virat Kohli. I support the Indian team because of Kohli. Hoisting of Indian flag on the rooftop of house only shows my love for the Indian cricketer.” <br />He said he had no idea that he committed a crime, urging the authorities concerned to pardon him as he should be seen as “an Indian cricketer’s fan.” <br />Poster size photographs of Kohli were also found pasted on the walls of his house. <br />Police seized the flag along with Kohli’s posters and pictures.
