Pakistan: Blasphemy killers, who gloated about their crime, arrested

Hours after the brutal lynching of Sri Lankan supervisor Priyantha Kumara in Sialkot in Pakistan over allegations of blasphemy, the killers confessed to their crime on digicam.
In a video that was shared on Twitter by journalist Hamid Mir, the accused males had been heard as saying, “Paper pe Ya Hussain likha tha. Usne woh phad ke faink diya. Humne apne foreman ko kaha hai ki yeh galat hua hai. (inaudible) humne apni management se baat ki hai. Hum sab mil kar ikaththe hue hain. Aur uspe tel daal ke jala diya hai. Jo bhi aisa karega. Hamare rasool ke naam par jaan bhi kurbaan (from behind). Hamare hadiz mein hai ki jo bhi nabiyon ki shaan mein gustakhi karega uska sir tan se juda kiya jayega. (chants of nara e takbir, Labbaik ya Rasool allah and allah hu akbar) huzuraat ke naam par jaan bhi kurbaan (from behind).”
They additional added, “Mohammad Kalam naam hai mera. Farhan. Mohammad Farhan. Paper pe ya hussain likhe tha. usne aake phada hai. Phad kar (dustbin) mein daal diya hai. Woh humse bardasht nahi hua. Humne us se baat ki hai. Woh keh rahe hai ki galt hai. Humne kaha yeh na aage na supervisor se baat karein. Isne jo bhi kiya hai galt kiya hai. To woh keh rahe ki hum baat karte hain aage. Abhi bhi baat honi hai tab tak humne kaam nahi karna. Kehte hain ki theek hai. Fir humne ladke liye hain. Aur bhi saath aaya. Fir humne na usko yahan par jala diya hai.“
توہین رسالت کے ملزم کو عدالت سے سزا دلوانے کی بجائے اسے خود سزا دینے پر فخر کرنے والوں کو یہ نہیں معلوم کہ اسلام میں لاش کی بے حرمتی اور اسے جلانے کی کوئی گنجائش نہیں ہے #Sialkot pic.twitter.com/UuR3ScBizc— Hamid Mir (@HamidMirPAK) December 3, 2021
The free translation of their assertion goes as, “The name of Hussain was written on the paper. He tore the paper and threw it. I had informed my colleague that it was wrong. (inaudible) I had even talked to the management. And we had assembled together for the cause. We poured oil and set him on fire. Anyone who does will be meted out the same treatment. We are ready to sacrifice our lives for Prophet Muhammad. It is clearly mentioned in our Hadith that we must behead those who insult our Prophets (chants of Nara e Takbir, Labbaik ya Rasool Allah and Allah hu Akbar). Ready to sacrifice life for Prophet (from behind). My name is Mohammad Kalam. Farhan. Mohammed Farhan. The name of Hussain was written on paper. He came and threw it in the dustbin. We could not tolerate it. We have talked to him. We had requested to talk to the manager about his wrong deeds. We decided to not work. We brought in men and set him on fire.”
Pakistan pressured to behave towards Islamists after strain from Sri Lanka
In a tweet, Namal Rajapaksha wrote, “The brutal murder of Priyantha Diyawadana by extremist mobs in Pakistan is incomprehensible. While I appreciate PM @ImranKhanPTI’s promise to bring those responsible to justice, we should be mindful that this could happen to anyone if extremist forces are allowed to act freely.” Rajapaksha is a Sri Lankan MP and son of the incumbent Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksha.
The brutal homicide of Priyantha Diyawadana by extremist mobs in Pakistan is meaningless. While I recognize PM @ImranKhanPTI‘s promise to convey these accountable to justice, we needs to be aware that this might occur to anybody if extremist forces are allowed to behave freely.— Namal Rajapaksa (@RajapaksaNamal) December 3, 2021
Foreign Ministry spokesman Sugeeshwara Gunaratna had additionally directed the Imran Khan-led authorities to take authorized motion into the matter. Following diplomatic strain from the Sri Lankan authorities, Pakistan was pressured to behave on the Islamists who killed Priyantha Kumara. As per reportsr, a crew of 10 was deployed by the Punjab police to nab the accused and submit a report back to the Inspector General inside 48 hours. The police have to this point nabbed main accused Farhan Idrees, who was earlier seen within the viral confession video.
تحریک لبیک کے نعرے لگاتے ہوئے سری لنکن منیجر کو قتل کرنے کی ذمہ داری قبول کرنے والے سیالکوٹ کے نوجوان کو پنجاب پولیس نے گرفتار کر لیا ہے۔ pic.twitter.com/pnOGYMRSFB— The Pakistan Daily (@ThePakDaily) December 3, 2021
With the assistance of CCTV footage, the police had been in a position to apprehend 100s of individuals for partaking within the heinous crime. On Saturday (December 4), the cops arrested the second accused named Talha, liable for inciting the mob.