| PM asks for report on Mian Channu mob lynching | Mob attacks, beats another man to death over alleged blasphemy | Police arrests 15 key culprits
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday while reiterating resolve for zero tolerance over mob lynching incidents, said the elements involved in such acts would be dealt with the full severity of law.
In a tweet, the prime minister referring to the latest mob lynching incident in Mian Channu, said that they had zero tolerance for anyone taking the law into their hands.
The prime minister also directed the IG Punjab to submit a report over action taken against the perpetrators of lynching in Mian Channu and the responsible police personnel who failed to avert the incident. “We have zero tolerance for anyone taking the law into their own hands & mob lynchings will be dealt with full severity of the law.
Have asked Punjab IG for a report on action taken against perpetrators of the lynching in Mian Channu & against the police who failed in their duty,” he posted on his Twitter handle.
According to media reports, a man accused of blasphemy was tortured to death by an enraged mob in Mian Channu after the victim came out of the police station.
Moreover, Police on Sunday has identified and arrested 15 main accused of a mob lynching incident in Khaneway.
Arrested accused were involved in violent attack on the victim with bricks and batons, a spokesperson of Punjab Police said in a statement.
The accused have been booked under the laws applied over terrorism and heinous crimes accused, police said.
Police arresting and identifying more accused of the incident with the help of CCTV footages, according to police.
Police department have detained total 85 suspects and identifying the main culprits of lynching.
The chief minister of Punjab and I.G. Police personally monitoring the police operation to nab culprits of the incident, police said.
Earlier, Special Assistant to the PM on Religious Harmony Allama Tahir Ashrafi said that the prime minister himself monitoring progress in investigation of the incident.
“So far 62 suspects including key accused have been detained,” he said. “This culture of become a judge and executioner should now come to an end,” Ashrafi said.
“An angry mob has killed a mentally retarded person, even a culprit could not be murdered in this manner,” he added.
