Pakistan mob beat man to death over blasphemy allegations
The Hindu
Hundreds of youths stormed a police station where the man was being held for his protection in the Nankana Sahib district of Punjab province.
A mob of youngsters beat a Muslim man to death in Pakistan on Saturday after the victim was accused of blasphemy, the police said, the latest killing in the country related to religious sensitivities.
Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, where even unproven allegations can stir mobs and violence.
Hundreds of youths stormed a police station where the man was being held for his protection in the Nankana Sahib district of Punjab province, about 80 km from the eastern city of Lahore.
They wounded officers and vandalised the facility before beating the man to death, police said.
Officers said the victim, in his mid-30s, was accused of desecrating the Koran, the Muslim holy book.
"The mob stormed the police station and beat the man to death," local police spokesman Waqas Khalid told AFP.
"After killing him they tried to set his body ablaze," he added.
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