World News | Mob Lynches Suspected Thief in Pak

Lahore, May 31 (PTI) A mob lynched an alleged motorcycle thief on Tuesday in Punjab province of Pakistan.

The incident took place in Gujranwala district, some 80kms from Lahore.

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According to police, people caught Muhammad Ashraf, who was in his early 20s, in Gujranwala city while allegedly stealing a motorcycle. The mob started beating him with sticks leaving him critically injured.

Although some police personnel reached there, but could not rescue the suspect from the mob's custody. A video in which the suspect was seen begging for his life was circulated on social media. Suspect Ashraf died before getting any medical aid.

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Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz took notice of the incident and directed the Inspector General Police to arrest those involved in the lynching.

Following the IGP's direction, police arrested six prime suspects and registered a case against over a dozen others including three policemen.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)