Pak police arrest 100 people in Sri Lankan national’s lynching case

TIL Desk/National/Islamabad/ About 100 people have been arrested in Sialkot after a mob of factory workers and others killed a Sri Lankan export manager of a factory and burnt his body. The police formed ten teams to identify and arrest the persons involved in the lynching of the Sri Lankan national. A spokesperson of the Punjab government, Hasaan Khawar revealed to the journalists that over 100 people have been arrested so far in connection with the mob lynching. Some were identified through CCTV footages.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan condemning the act said it was ‘a day of shame’ for the country and everyone involved would be arrested. The foreign ministry of Sri Lanka has demanded an investigation into the matter while Amnesty international stressed an independent investigation. The said incident took place in the Wazirabad Road area.

Reportedly, the workers of private factories attacked the export manager of a factory and burnt his body after killing him. Several videos doing rounds on the internet showed scores of men gathered at the site. People can be heard chanting slogans of Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah in some of the videos. This comes as the increasing cases of blasphemy in Pakistan continue to be a cause of concern for rights activists.