Man In Cops' Custody Over Alleged Blasphemy, Beaten To Death By Mob In Pak
NDTV
The country has seen numerous cases of vigilante action by mobs against people accused of blasphemy.
A mob in eastern Pakistan entered a police station on Saturday and killed a man under custody, who was accused of blasphemy, police said, in the latest incident of religion-linked violence in the Islamic republic.
The country has seen numerous cases of vigilante action by mobs against people accused of blasphemy, one of the highest profiled ones being the murder of a Sri Lankan national, a garment factory manager, in 2021.
On Saturday, Muhammad Waris, a man in his early 20s, was taken into police custody after a mob attacked him for allegedly desecrating the Quran, the Muslim holy book, police spokesman Muhammad Waqas told Reuters.
However, the mob entered the station, located in the city of Nankana Sahib, took Waris out of the premises, beat him to death and attempted to set his body on fire, Mr Waqas added.
