Horrific killing of factory manager in Pakistan: Mob tortures him and burns him alive

A mob of workers in factory to the east Pakistan tortured and burned alive a director from Sri Lanka today Friday (3/12), accusing him of blasphemy, in a “horrific” attack for which Prime Minister Imran Khan said he shamed the country.

A police officer in the eastern city of Sialkot, who did not want to be named because of the sensitive nature of the case, said investigators believe The perpetrators accused the director of blasphemy for tearing up a poster with sacred Islamic verses.

“Factory workers tortured the manager,” said provincial government spokesman Hassan Kawar.

“A total of 50 people have been identified and arrested so far.” Kahn condemned the brutal murder, stressing that he personally oversees the investigations and that the perpetrators will be punished.

“Day of shame for the country”

“The horrific attack of self-imposed punishments on a factory in Sialkot and the fact that the director from Sri Lanka was burned alive is a day of shame for Pakistan,” he said in a Twitter message.

In videos posted on Twitter The victim is seen being beaten by men, some of whom are shouting anti-blasphemy slogans. Other images show the charred corpse of the unfortunate man in front of dozens of men. Many of them make no effort to hide their faces and do not hesitate to take selfies in front of the corpse.

Underlining the shock it caused savage lynching, Pakistan’s powerful armed forces also issued a statement condemning the “cold killing”.

“Such an out-of-court settlement cannot be accepted at any cost,” the statement from the Armed Forces Press Office said, adding that the chief of staff had given full support to .

A Punjab police spokesman said more than 100 people had been arrested, including the prime suspect, who appeared on video torturing the director and urging others to attack him.