LAHORE – Provincial authorities have decided to hold the trial of the accused in the lynching of Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara within the jail.
Reports in local media said the prosecution team and the Punjab government decide to hold the trial inside the prison after a meeting. The prosecution also asked the jail administration to make the needed arrangements to conduct the trial in prison.
The decision was taken reportedly to maintain the law and order situation. The law enforcers have also been told to complete the case challan at the earliest as the officials are also considering to hold the trial on a daily basis, per reports.
Around 131 men of which over 30 have been declared prime suspects have been identified and detained. Most of the persons were detained with the help of CCTV footage and videos collected from social media.
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and the inspector general of police are also monitoring the investigation into the incident.
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Hundreds of unidentified people were booked last week after a mob of factory workers lynched their Sri Lankan manager in Sialkot. The man was tortured, beaten to death, and then set on fire by a mob of more than 800 people over alleged blasphemy accusations.
On Friday, religious scholars across Pakistan observed the Day of Condemnation against the brutal killing. Ulema from all schools of thought strongly condemned the vociferous crime and declared killing over unproven blasphemy allegations ‘impermissible’.
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