Lahore, December 6
The body of a Sri Lankan national, who was lynched by a mob in Pakistan’s Punjab province over allegations of blasphemy, was flown to Colombo on Monday, even as authorities arrested more suspects involved in the grisly incident that brought bad name to the country.
A mob of over 800 men, including supporters of hardline Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, attacked a garment factory and lynched its general manager Priyantha Kumara Diyawadanage and set him on fire over allegations of blasphemy on Friday last in Sialkot district.
“The officials of the Sri Lanka High Commission arrived here early Monday morning and the body was handed over to them at the Lahore airport by Punjab Minorities Minister Ijaz Alam. The body was transported on the Sri Lankan Airlines flight,” a Punjab government official said. Meanwhile, the Punjab Police claimed to have arrested seven more prime suspects allegedly involved in the lynching of 49-year-old Diyawadanage. — PTI
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