 Unidentified attackers poured petrol over a 14-year-old boy and burned him to death near a Muslim shrine in Karachi, police said on Wednesday.
| A human sacrifice, huh? Baphomet will be pleased. |
Ayaz Gul was attacked outside the shrine of a famous Sufi saint in the city's upscale Clifton neighbourhood late on Monday. Witnesses told police that they had rushed to save the teenager after a gang had set fire to him before fleeing the scene, chief police investigator Manzoor Mughal told AFP. Although the boy was rushed to hospital, his burn injuries were too severe for him to survive, Mughal said. Police were also investigating complaints that doctors and policemen at the hospital did not act promptly to save his life. "He was given treatment after some four hours, which is criminal and his statement was also not recorded by police, which is mysterious," Mughal said. |