The rallygoers, gathered to specific help for the nation’s judiciary, accused Alam of blasphemy when he made a concluding prayer on the finish of the occasion.
“Some phrases of his prayer have been deemed blasphemous by various protestors, resulting in torture and demise by the hands of the offended mob,” stated Khan.
Witnesses stated the police deputy on responsibility on the rally tried to save lots of the person by locking him up in a close-by store, however the mob broke by way of the door and attacked him.
Movies circulating on social media confirmed individuals pushing the accused man to the bottom, kicking him and beating him with batons. The person died on the scene.
Police took the physique into custody and stated an investigation was underway.
Accusing individuals of blasphemy in Pakistan is widespread.
Final month, the Pakistani police arrested and later launched a Chinese language nationwide named Tian, who was working in Pakistan on a dam mission and was accused by the locals of blasphemy.
In February, an offended mob entered a police station in Pakistan’s jap metropolis of Lahore, snatched an individual accused of blasphemy from his cell and killed him.
In 2021, a Sri Lankan nationwide, Priyantha Diyawadanage, who was working as a manufacturing facility supervisor in Pakistan, was killed by an offended mob over allegations of blasphemy.
In 2017, Pakistani pupil Mashal Khan was killed by a mob on the premises of his college over allegations of posting blasphemous content material on-line.
