{"id":313300,"date":"2023-02-13T08:39:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T03:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=313300"},"modified":"2023-02-13T08:39:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T03:39:24","slug":"police-arrest-12-suspects-in-nankana-lynching-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/police-arrest-12-suspects-in-nankana-lynching-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Police arrest 12 suspects in Nankana lynching case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> NANKANA SAHIB<br \/>\nPunjab police on Sunday arrested 12 suspects involved in the lynching of a man accused of blasphemy in Nankana Sahib, a day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took notice of the incident.<br \/>\nThe arrests were made after the investigation and identification of suspects through videos, said police in a statement. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday took notice of a mob lynching of a man over blasphemy allegations in Nankana Sahib, saying action would be taken against police officials who \u201cfailed in their duty\u201d.<br \/>\nThe prime minister took notice of the incident as videos circulating on social media purportedly showed a man was beaten to death by a mob over alleged blasphemy. \u201cNo one is allowed to take the law into their hands,\u201d Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had said in a statement. Taking notice, Punjab Inspector General of Police Dr Usman Anwar suspended two senior cops for failing to prevent the mob lynching of a man over blasphemy allegations in Nankana Sahib. The police in a statement said that Punjab Inspector General Dr Usman Anwar has suspended Nankana Sahib Circle Deputy Superintendent of Police Nawaz Waraq and Warburton Station House Officer Feroz Bhatti. The police in a statement said that Punjab Inspector General Dr Usman Anwar has suspended Nankana Sahib Circle Deputy Superintendent of Police Nawaz Waraq and Warburton SHO Feroz Bhatti.<br \/>\nThe IG further directed the Internal Accountability Branch Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Syed Muhammad Amin Bukhari and Special Branch DIG Raja Faisal to reach the incident location and submit an inquiry report.<br \/>\n\u201cStrict departmental and legal action will be taken against those responsible for the incident,\u201d the IG asserted. The heinous incident comes months after a mob tortured and burned a Sri Lankan manager in Sialkot over alleged blasphemy. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NANKANA SAHIB Punjab police on Sunday arrested 12 suspects involved in the lynching of a man accused of blasphemy in Nankana Sahib, a day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took notice of the incident. 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