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'Day Of Shame For Pakistan': PM Imran Khan After Sri Lankan Factory Manager Lynched, Set On Fire In Sialkot
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Others/World, 4 Dec 2021 5:30 AM GMT
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While he is a massive sports fanatic, his interest also lies in mainstream news and nitpicking trending and less talked about everyday issues.
In numerous spine-tingling video clips posted on social media, a mob can be seen brutally beating up the prone victim as they kept on shouting slogans against blasphemy.
A Sri Lankan factory manager in Pakistan was brutally beaten to death and then set ablaze by an angry mob on Friday, December 3, the police confirmed. According to local media reports, this incident allegedly had a strong link to blasphemy.
'Day Of Shame For Pakistan'
As per a report in NDTV, Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan reacted to the above-mentioned incident and stated that he would oversee an investigation into "the horrific vigilante attack" personally and called it "a day of shame for Pakistan".
Taking to Twitter, Imran Khan wrote:
"The horrific vigilante attack on factory in Sialkot & the burning alive of Sri Lankan manager is a day of shame for Pakistan. I am overseeing the investigations & let there be no mistake all those responsible will be punished with full severity of the law. Arrests are in progress"
The horrific vigilante attack on factory in Sialkot & the burning alive of Sri Lankan manager is a day of shame for Pakistan. I am overseeing the investigations & let there be no mistake all those responsible will be punished with full severity of the law. Arrests are in progress
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) December 3, 2021
What Had Happened?
The horrific incident took place in Sialkot, approximately 200 kilometres (125 miles) southeast of the capital Islamabad. In numerous spine-tingling video clips posted on social media, a mob can be seen brutally beating up the prone victim as they kept on shouting slogans against blasphemy.
In another video, the victim's body can be seen set ablaze and also the overturned wreckage of what can be figured out as to be his vehicle. Meanwhile, none in the mob made any efforts to hide their own identity as some of them were reportedly seen taking selfies in front of the burning corpse as well.
Hassaan Khawar, who is the Punjab government spokesman, informed that the police have already arrested 50 individuals in relation to the incident while also stating that CCTV footage is also being looked into.
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