Pakistan sentences capital punishment to six individuals and life imprisonment to seven individuals

  • Issue of Sri Lankan citizen’s murder in Pakistan, for the alleged insult of Prophet Mohammad
  • The Court found 89 people guilty in this case and disposed of the case in 5 months !  

Islamabad (Pakistan) – On the 3rd of December 2021, a Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Kumara was lynched, beaten, killed, and later, set on fire by the mob in Sialkot, accusing him of insulting Prophet Mohammad. The Court has charged 89 people as guilty in this case.

Six individuals among them have been sentenced to death, while 7 individuals have been sentenced to life imprisonment. Priyantha Kumara was an officer working in a local factory.

Editorial comment

If a Court in Pakistan can decide a murder case in 5 months, it is possible for India too. The Indian Government should pay attention to such things !