235 individuals have been arrested in Pakistan after a Sri Lankan man was beaten and burned to death for blasphemy. Approximately 900 people have been charged as a result of the event on Friday.
On Saturday, they were apprehended during a raid in the Punjabi city of Sialkot. Efforts are also being made to apprehend the remaining suspects. The body was transported from Punjab to Lahore under strict security.
In the meantime, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has spoken with Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa about Priyantha Kumara’s death. He promised the perpetrators will face harsh punishment.
A Sri Lankan national working in Pakistan was accused on Friday of tearing up a poster featuring Quran passages. Workers from the sporting goods industry attacked him at the moment. The man’s body was lit on fire at one point during the beating.
