Body of Sri Lankan national lynched by mob in Pakistan flown to Colombo
The Hindu
Punjab Police claimed to have arrested seven more prime suspects
The body of a Sri Lankan national, who was lynched by a mob in Pakistan's Punjab province over allegations of blasphemy, was flown to Colombo on Monday, even as authorities arrested more suspects involved in the grisly incident that brought a bad name for the country.
The wooden coffin has the words: “Human remains of late Don Nandasri P Kumara Diyawadanage. From Lahore to Colombo”, transcribed on it.
A mob of over 800 men, including supporters of hardline Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), attacked a garment factory and lynched its general manager Priyantha Kumara Diyawadanage and set him on fire over allegations of blasphemy on Friday last in Sialkot district, some 100 km from Lahore.
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