Christians, Hindus, and members of other minorities accused of blasphemy languish in jail for years, unless they are lynched by angry mobs. Some, such as Asia Bibi, are liberated only thanks to international mobilization.
A day after a man was lynched over blasphemy accusations at a rally of Imran Khan's political outfit Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Pakistan police officials claimed that the situation in the city was "under control" and that the authorities had begun to investigate the matter, reported
A man was lynched by a violent mob in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Mardan after he was accused of blasphemy during a rally of Imran Khan's political outfit Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday night, Pakistan media reported.
The Maharashtra government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it has decided to hand over to CBI the probe into the Palghar lynching case wherein two Sadhus were lynched to death.
Anand Singh was convicted in the 1994 murder of Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah who was lynched by a mob near Bihar's Muzaffarpur district in 1994.
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned for two weeks as the Maharashtra government sought time to respond on the transfer of probe to CBI into the Palghar lynching case wherein two Sadhus were lynched to death.
Videos shared on social media showed hundreds of youngsters besieging the police compound, with one man scaling a tall gate using a ladder and opening its lock.
A mob set the house and poultry farm of a village headman on fire on Sunday after a youth was allegedly beaten to death at Manjhi in Bihar's Chhapra district.
The year 2022 has been alarming for Pakistan's religious minorities. The year started with a Sri Lankan national being lynched and his body set on fire by a mob in Sialkot.
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Jowai (Meghalaya) [India], September 11 (ANI): Four out of six criminals who recently escaped from the Jowai jail in Meghalaya, were lynched to death by a mob at Shangpung village in West Jaintia Hills district on Sunday.