Pakistan: More people arrested after Sri Lankan people were killed and burned | Stories

Officials say up to 120 arrests have been made and terrorists continue after the factory manager, who is accused of blasphemy, was killed on Friday.

Many people have been arrested in Pakistan following the assassination of a Sri Lankan factory manager beaten to death and burned and a group of accusers rudeness.

Several vicious videos that were distributed on television showed a group beating the victim while chanting slogans on Friday. Other photos show his body burning, as well as the rolling of what he says is his car.

Most of the people in the group did not try to hide who they were and some took selfies in front of the burning corpse.

On Saturday, police spokesman Khurram Shahzad said more than 120 people had been arrested, including one of the most wanted, and violence was continuing.

“Police experts are investigating the case in various ways, including the fact that some factory workers played a religious card in retaliation for the boss,” said Tahir Ashrafi, a religious analyst and prime minister representing the religious alliance, who confirmed the arrests. and said some employees said the manager was “too strict”.

Malik Naseem Awan, a lawyer in Sialkot, central Punjab, about 200km (125 miles) southeast of the Islamabad capital, where the bombing took place, told AFP he was concerned about what might happen. picture of the world.

“I can’t tell you how embarrassed I am. It would have been different if someone had done this on their own but the crowd was just staring intently, and no one was trying to save him, ”he said.

The attack has sparked outrage, with Prime Minister Imran Khan calling it a “shameful day in Pakistan”.

A deadly factory attack in Sialkot & the burning of a Sri Lankan manager is a shameful day in Pakistan. I am supervising this research & do not mistake all those with the problem being severely punished by law. The arrest is inside

Imran Khan (mImranKhanPTI) December 3, 2021

A Pakistani official told AFP that Islamabad had contacted Sri Lankan embassies in the matter and “assured them that all those involved in the atrocities would be prosecuted”.

It is the few things that cause so much turmoil in Pakistan as blasphemy, and even the smallest insults to Islam can escalate protests and cause controversy.

Human rights groups claim that crimes against God are often used to justify personal threats, while a minority has a purpose.