Faisalabad police save suspected robbers from lynch mob
The protesters demanded the police hand over the robbers, claiming that the police will not provide justice.
FAISALABAD:
An enraged mob in Faisalabad on Sunday attempted to lynch two alleged robbers, and retaliated against police officials who recovered the injured robbers from the crowd.
The protesters demanded the police hand over the robbers, claiming that the police would not provide justice. Citizens claimed the robbers were caught red-handed in a crowded market place.
According to eyewitnesses, the robbers entered a store and pulled out a gun on the shopkeeper. When the shopkeeper refused to cooperate with them, they shot at the man and tried to get away from the spot.
The enraged citizens then caught and beat up the robbers, but were prevented from lynching them by police who arrived on the scene.
The mob surrounded the police vehicle containing the injured suspects and refused to leave the area for some time, demanding "immediate justice".
An enraged mob in Faisalabad on Sunday attempted to lynch two alleged robbers, and retaliated against police officials who recovered the injured robbers from the crowd.
The protesters demanded the police hand over the robbers, claiming that the police would not provide justice. Citizens claimed the robbers were caught red-handed in a crowded market place.
According to eyewitnesses, the robbers entered a store and pulled out a gun on the shopkeeper. When the shopkeeper refused to cooperate with them, they shot at the man and tried to get away from the spot.
The enraged citizens then caught and beat up the robbers, but were prevented from lynching them by police who arrived on the scene.
The mob surrounded the police vehicle containing the injured suspects and refused to leave the area for some time, demanding "immediate justice".