A man in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Galiyat region was mob lynched for allegedly killing a young boy over a car parking dispute, it has emerged.
The police reported that alleged incident of mob lynching took place in the Seer Gharbi area in the jurisdiction of Changla Gali.
Police was also quoted saying that “Imran Abbasi, a local youth, parked his car in a housing society’s parking lot and went home. When he returned the next day, an argument ensued with the watchman.
“During the altercation, the watchman, identified as Khan Zaman, repeatedly stabbed Imran Abbasi, killing him on the spot and injuring his brother.”
As the news of the alleged murder spread, a huge crowd of locals at the scene set ablaze five houses in the society.
“Following the incident, police promptly arrived at the scene and arrested the suspect, who was hiding in the basement of a building. However, as soon as he was brought outside, the furious mob took control of the situation, beating the watchman to death with sticks and stones,” the police official talking to the media further noted while asserting that several officers were injured in the violence that ensued.
However, the watchman’s body was later shifted to Abbottabad Hospital for post-mortem examination.
However, the media reports suggest that some of the details mentioned in the FIR are contradictory to the initial reporting from the police as it claims that the victim jumped out of a window to escape the mob, which proved to be fatal.
Further investigation into the matter is underway.
