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| Swat lynching: Police move 23 suspects to 'unknown' location | |
| 2024-06-24 | |
| [GEO.TV] Police have arrested 23 suspects for their alleged involvement in the lynching and killing of a person along with the torching of Madyan Police Station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Swat, police told Geo News Sunday. The arrested individuals, the police said, have been shifted to an unknown location while efforts are underway to arrest others who were allegedly involved in the incident.
A day earlier, a report by a federal agency had revealed that the hotel management had asked the deceased, accused of blasphemy, to open the door. The accused, the report added, had then opened the door and denied the allegations of blasphemy, after which the police took him to the police station — a move criticised in the report which termed it as a "grave" mistake. The report further says that neither the station house officer (SHO) of the said police station took guidance from the higher-ups on the matter nor shifted the suspect to a "safe" spot. Also, the absence of high police officials or political leaders during the mob violence also contributed to the loss, it added. Furthermore, the report mentions that the accused was in police custody for around 40 minutes during which he denied the blasphemy allegations hurled against him. The report said that an exchange of fire also took place between the mob and police during which 11 people and five cops sustained injuries. The mob set on fire the building of the police station, a police van, five other vehicles and two motorcycles, The News reported on Sunday. However, Swat's district police officer has expressed ignorance about any such report, saying the investigation in the case was still ongoing and its report will be sent to the IGP as well as the government. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Different than American 'swatting'. Although...I submit those that do should be lynched. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-06-24 14:38 |