K-P police says Mashal's shooter has been identified, however is yet to be arrested. PHOTO COURTESY: FACEBOOK
According to the report, 36 accused have been arrested of which 32 have been sent to jail while four are still in custody of K-P police. The police informed a three-judge bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar that an investigation team has been constituted to probe the matter.
Two more suspects arrested in Mashal Khan lynching case
The report further revealed that the accused who shot Mashal has been identified, however, he is yet to be arrested. The court adjourned the hearing of the suo motu case for 15 days.
On Tuesday, two more key suspects involved in Mashal’s lynching were arrested in Mardan. Mardan District Police Officer (DPO) Dr Mian Saeed said the suspects, Ashfaq Khilji and Fazal Raziq, were identified through closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage.
CCTV footage showed Mashal received a severe blow on the head when Ashfaq Khalji hit him with a pot, DPO Mardan said. Raziq, on the other hand, kept on striking Mashal’s lifeless body and desecrated it, the police official added.
AWKU employee arrested in Mashal lynching case
Mashal, a 23-year-old student of journalism at AWKU was shot dead and brutally lynched on campus on April 13 after accusations of blasphemy.
Videos of the gruesome incident show agitated students stomping on Mashal’s lifeless, blood-soaked body and hitting him with sticks. More videos that have surfaced since then show a local PTI councillor Arif Mardan congratulating the students for killing Mashal and urging them to pledge to not reveal the identity of Mashal’s shooter.
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