Mian Channu lynching: 10 more key suspects arrested

MIAN CHANNU: Ten more key suspects have been arrested in the case of a mob lynching of a “mentally ill” man in Tulamba town in Punjab’s Mian Channu, reported ARY News.

Police said the number of prime suspects arrested in the case so far has reached 31 while a total of 112 people have been detained on suspicion of their involvement in the lynching incident.

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The suspects will be presented before a Multan court today, the police said.

Meanwhile, Punjab Prosecutor General Arif Kamal Noon has set up a committee of prosecutors to provide legal assistance to a joint investment team (JIT) probing the incident.

The committee to be led by Muhammad Arshad Leghari will also assist the investigators in collecting evidence and preparing the chargesheet.

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An angry mob had lynched a man, said to be mentally ill, with bricks and batons, over alleged blasphemy on Sunday.

The police are arresting and identifying suspects of the incident with the help of CCTV footage, a police official said, adding the chief minister of Punjab and the IG police are personally monitoring the police operation to nab culprits of the incident.