Verdict in Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Kumara's lynching expected today - Pakistan
The ATC had indicted 89 people in the case last month.
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The ATC had indicted 89 people in the case last month.
A mob of over 800 men including supporters of hardline Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) allegedly attacked a garment factory and lynched its general manager Priyantha Kumara (47), and burned his body over allegations of blasphemy
Seventy-two others handed jail sentence of two years each, one convict sentenced for five years while another is acquitted.
Lahore, Apr 18: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan is expected to announce its verdict on Monday in the lynching case of a Sri Lankan citizen in the country’s Punjab province in December last year, according to a media report. A mob of over 800 men including supporters of hardline Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) allegedly attacked a garment factory and lynched its general manager Priyantha Kumara, 47, and burned his body over allegations of blasphemy on December 3, in Sialkot district, […]
Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday indicted 89 individuals involved in the lynching of a Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara Diyawadanage in Sialkot