KARACHI: A 46-year-old man belonging to the Ahmadi community was lynched on Friday when hundreds of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) supporters stormed an Ahmadi place of worship in the Saddar Karachi, according to dawn.com.
South DIG Syed Asad Raza said the victim, who owned a shop on Tariq Road, rushed to the scene after hearing about the attack and was killed during the chaos.
Around 400 TLP supporters had gathered outside the community hall to stop the Ahmadi community from performing religious rituals. Police and Rangers were deployed and managed to protect those inside the building.
He said the lynching incident occurred near a auto parts market located near the community hall, where the man was beaten up by TLP supporters, adding he was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Raza later said the police retrieved CCTV footage of the incident, which showed that the victim was filming the TLP protesters from behind the community hall with his cellphone when someone from the mob identified him.
“They initially beat him. When he fell to the ground, the mob severely beat him, leading to his death,” he said, adding the deceased was an active member of the Ahmadi community.
DIG Raza added that a murder case would be registered against TLP leaders and workers, either by the victim’s family or the state. He added that police were working to identify the suspects and vowed that “no one will be spared.”