Up to 120 people have been arrested in Pakistan after a Sri Lankan factory manager was beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob who accused him of blasphemy, officials said on Saturday.
The vigilante attack has caused outrage, with Prime Minister Imran Khan calling it a "day of shame for Pakistan".
Zulfiqar Ali, a police official in the area, told AFP: "Rumour spread in the factory that the manager had torn down a religious poster and thrown it in the dustbin." "Police experts are investigating this case from various angles, including that some factory workers played a religious card to take revenge on the manager," Ashrafi said.Several gruesome video clips shared on social media showed a mob beating the prone victim while chanting slogans against blasphemy.
Hasaan Khawar, a spokesman for Punjab government, told reporters on Saturday around 800 to 900 people -- some of them armed with sticks -- were dragging the body of the manager. Almost all the political and religious parties condemned the incident including Pakistan's Army Chief. Rights groups say accusations of blasphemy can often be wielded to settle personal vendettas, with minorities largely the target.
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