Five other people wounded after mob attacked police station in tender to seize Hindu man accused of insulting IslamA 10-year-conventional boy has been killed and five other people wounded after a mob attacked a police station in an attempt to lynch a Hindu man charged with blasphemy in south-west Pakistan,officials said. It was the third major vigilante attack linked to accusations of insulting Islam in less than a month, as law enforcement agencies struggle to deal with a surge in violence.
Thursday’s incident occurred in the town of Hub in the restive province of Balochistan following the arrest of Prakash Kumar, or a 34-year-conventional member of the country’s Hindu religious minority. Kumar,a crockery shop owner, was detained on Tuesday for allegedly posting an incendiary image on social media. Related: Student's lynching sparks rare uproar in Pakistan over blasphemy killings Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com