ISLAMABAD: A Sri Lankan national was tortured to death in Sialkot and his body was set on fire after a hundreds-strong mob attacked the foreign national over blasphemy allegations.
Initial reports suggest that the incident took place on Wazirabad Road, Sialkot, where the workers of private factories lynched the Sri Lankan national, Priyantha Kumara.
The Sri Lankan citizen was employed as the export manager of a local factory, reports suggest.
Meanwhile, the police have been dispatched to the area to keep the situation in control as Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and Punjab Police chief Rao Sardar took notice of the lynching.
The chief minister also directed the police to submit an inquiry report over the matter as he termed this a “very tragic incident”.
“Every aspect of the incident should be investigated and a report should be submitted,” Buzdar reportedly said, adding, “Action should be taken against those who take the law into their own hands.”
Meanwhile, Punjab Labor Minister Ansar Majeed Khan has taken notice of the incident, as per a statement issued by his office.
According to the statement, the DG Labor has submitted an initial report to the minister.
The statement said the incident took place in RAJCO Industries, Sialkot, adding that the minister has summoned a comprehensive report from the minister.
This lynching of the foreign national over the alleged blasphemy comes days after a mob in Charsadda, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, ransacked a police station and burned it down over similar allegations.
The KP Police had reportedly refused to hand over a man detained over alleged blasphemy to the mob.
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