Court allows police for identification parade of suspects in lynching case

• Police arrested 60 suspects involved in lynching.
• IO submitted request for identification parade
• Judge Abher Gul Khan allowed the request

LAHORE: An antiterrorism court on Monday allowed Nankana Sahib police to shift six suspects to jail for their identification parade in the case of lynching of a man on the pretext of alleged blasphemy.

The personnel of Warbuton police station produced the suspects including Waqas, Rizwan Haider, Sajid Ali, Bilal Ahmad, Muhammad Anas and Dilawar Hussain before the court amid strict security arrangements.

The investigating officer submitted a written request before the court seeking permission to conduct the identification parade of the suspects in the lynching case.

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Judge Abher Gul Khan allowed the request and sent the suspects to jail on 14-day judicial remand for identification parade.

The police lodged two FIRs — one against hundreds of suspects who attacked the police station and murdered Waris and the other for desecrating the Holy Quran.

The police arrested 60 suspects involved in the lynching outside the police station following a massive crackdown at the residences, business points, and other places to round up the suspects.

On the day of the incident, the personnel had fled the area when a mob attacked the police station to kill the alleged suspect of blasphemy by dragging him out of the lockup.