Men: During the Tehreek-e-Insaf rally in Mardan, an angry mob killed a citizen in the name of blasphemy.
According to available details, during a Tehreek-e-Insaf rally in Mardan’s Jabr area, a person named Nigar Ali spoke some words regarding Union Council Nazim Saeed Khattak belonging to PTI, on which the microphone was immediately taken away from Maulvi.
At the same time, the people present there became angry, on which a heavy police force arrived to negotiate with the scholars and leaders. Meanwhile, the angry people attacked Nigar Ali and brutally tortured him in which he died.
After the incident, a heavy contingent of police arrived at the spot, seized the body and shifted it to Mardam Medical Complex for post-mortem.
DPO Mardan Najibur Rahman said that Maulvi Nagar was tortured by the workers involved in the rally, they tried to save Maulvi by dragging him into the shop, but Jim Ghafeer also reached there and tortured Maulvi Nagar. Killed. He said that the police managed to save Nigar Ali’s body from the public, but the FIR will be registered only after investigation.
Caretaker Chief Minister’s notice and expression of regret
Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Azam Khan while expressing regret over the incident in Mardan said that it is a sad incident, political meetings should be limited to political statements, political matters should be avoided from giving religious color.
The Chief Minister appealed that the people should avoid taking the law into their own hands, in such cases the law should be allowed to take its course. He said that in the context of the incident, the role of the scholars is very important, the scholars should go ahead and play their important role in maintaining the atmosphere of law and order and religious harmony.
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