Pakistan Mob Lynching: On Saturday (February 11) in Pakistan, a violent mob attacked the Nankana Sahib Police Station. Police said that during this time the mob first thrashed the accused of blasphemy badly and then burnt him alive. The video of the incident is going viral on social media. In this video, it can be seen how hundreds of youths surround the police premises and beat up the accused and set him on fire.
The video shows a man dragging him by his feet, stripping him of his clothes and beating him with sticks. Station House Officer (SHO) Warburton Firoz Bhatti and other police personnel fled the scene to save their lives when the mob was lynching the man behind bars for alleged blasphemy, reports Geo News. Get out
two police officers suspended
Initial reports suggested that the man was in police custody when the angry mob reached the area. Inspector General of Punjab Police Dr. Usman Anwar has suspended two senior police officers for failing to stop the murder. At the same time, taking cognizance of the incident, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has ordered an inquiry.
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An enraged mob in Punjab’s Nanka Sahib district has lynched a #blasphemy suspect after attacking a police station and set his body on fire.The suspect was under police custody.#Nankana #nankanincident #Punjab pic.twitter.com/IZgycV5Jxw
тАФ Faraz Pervaiz (@FarazPervaiz3) February 11, 2023
There was an allegation of insulting the Quran
Police officials said the victim, identified as Muhammad Waris, was detained for allegedly insulting the Quran. He said the news of the alleged crime enraged residents and hundreds of them later gheraoed the police station and demanded the accused be handed over to them, Voice of America reported. Seeing the huge crowd, the police officers fled from the spot and the violent mob killed the man
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