Nankana Sahib DSP, SHO suspended after rough horde lynches man over irreverence charges
Nankana Sahib DSP, SHO suspended after rough horde lynches man over irreverence charges
In response to the mob lynching of a man accused of “desecrating the Quran” in Nankana Sahib, the Punjab Inspector General of Police Dr Usman Anwar has suspended Nankana Sahib Circle Deputy Superintendent of Police Nawaz Waraq and Warburton Station House Officer Feroz Bhatti.
This incident comes in the wake of a report released by the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) which stated that as many as 89 citizens were killed in 1,415 accusations and cases of blasphemy in the country since independence .
The mob stormed the police station at Warburton, Nankana Sahib, about 80 km from Lahore, and took custody of Waris Issa, stripped him naked, and beat him to death.
This incident has once again highlighted the issue of misuse of blasphemy laws in the country and the need for the law enforcement authorities to take immediate action to prevent such incidents from happening in the future.
The police articulation said the IG, Anwar, has suspended Nankana Sahib Circle Appointee Director of Police Nawaz Waraq and Warburton Station House Official Feroz Bhatti.

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