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Man accused of blasphemy killed in Pakistan
A man accused of blasphemy was shot and killed near his home in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore shortly after being granted bail by a court, according to a media report.Imran Latif, 22, was accused of burning pages of the Quran in a case registered at Sherakot police station in Lahore and spent five months in jail. He was released on bail on November 3 after the man who filed the complaint of blasphemy told the court he was not sure that Latif was guilty.
Inspector Rafique Ahmed, who is investigating the murder, said Latif's killing was likely linked to the blasphemy case. "No Muslim tolerates a man who commits blasphemous acts," he said. Latif's family had not mentioned the blasphemy case when they reported the murder, he said. Latif's 60-year-old mother Sharifan said two men armed with pistols had knocked at the door of their house near Pir Makki shrine on November 11 and asked Latif to accompany them. "A few yards from the house, they suddenly opened fire," she said. She said her son was shot five times and the attackers fled on a motorcycle. "There were policemen present in the street but no one tried to stop them," she said. Latif's brother Haider Ali said he was innocent in the blasphemy case. Posted by: tipper 2010-11-18 |
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