Angry mob kills man
Angry mob axed accused Liaquat to death in the middle of the street
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KHANEWAL:
An angry mob killed a man for allegedly stealing a goat in Khanewal on Wednesday. According to Express News, the incident took place in Chhab Kalaan, a village in Khanewal district. The angry mob axed the accused Liaquat to death in the middle of the street after it was alleged he had stolen a goat. However, the deceased’s mother vehemently maintained that her son was innocent. A few months ago, a case was registered against him by a man called Mazhar. Liaquat even spent two months in jail for this, his family claimed. My son was innocent; with the cooperation of police, Mazhar falsely accused my son and killed him, she stated. Police have not taken any action against any of the suspects involved in the lynching, reported Express News. This is not the first incident of citizens becoming judge, jury and executioner.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 7th, 2018.
An angry mob killed a man for allegedly stealing a goat in Khanewal on Wednesday. According to Express News, the incident took place in Chhab Kalaan, a village in Khanewal district. The angry mob axed the accused Liaquat to death in the middle of the street after it was alleged he had stolen a goat. However, the deceased’s mother vehemently maintained that her son was innocent. A few months ago, a case was registered against him by a man called Mazhar. Liaquat even spent two months in jail for this, his family claimed. My son was innocent; with the cooperation of police, Mazhar falsely accused my son and killed him, she stated. Police have not taken any action against any of the suspects involved in the lynching, reported Express News. This is not the first incident of citizens becoming judge, jury and executioner.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 7th, 2018.