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Pakistan anti-terrorism court charges 89 in lynching of Sri Lankan man

An 800-strong mob killed 47-year-old Priyantha Kumara in Sialkot on 3 December, 2021 over blasphemy allegations

|Mar 12, 2022, 21:13:35 IST

Lahore: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday charged 89 people for alleged involvement in the lynching of a Sri Lankan citizen in its Punjab province in December last year.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, 2021, in Sialkot district, some 100 kms from provincial capital Lahore.Some factory employees had accused Kumara of tearing a poster of TLP inscribed with Islamic verses during his inspection of machines in the factory."Anti-Terrorism Court Lahore judge Natasha Nasim indicted 89 suspects involved in lynching and burning Kumara on the allegations of blasphemy during a hearing at the Kot Lakhpat jail here on Saturday," a court official said.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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