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Sialkot lynching: 7 get death, DPO sentenced to 3 years

September 20, 2011

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An anti terrorism court, announcing verdict in Sialkot lynching case, awarded 3-year jail to all police officials, death sentence to seven people on four counts and seven people on two counts and life imprisonment to six people while five people were set free in the case.
The incident took place on August 15, 2010 when two brothers, Muneeb and Mughees were publicly lynched and killed by a mob while police officials stood by and watched. On the same day, an FIR was lodged in which the two brothers were accused of murder and robbery.
The second FIR was lodged after the video of the lynching was played on different news channels, leading to a suo moto notice by the Supreme Court.

17 COMMENTS

Zeeshan Rasool September 20, 2011 at 23:35

and it took one year to take a decision over a case that was clear already!
- zille911 September 20, 2011 at 23:37
  
  better late then never brother
public September 20, 2011 at 23:48

so one can guess, how many years required for a little complicated case.
Pakistan Today September 20, 2011 at 23:51

Do you think justice has been served in the verdict?
ALi BaBa Rkr September 20, 2011 at 23:51

Yes it iz ..
Shahzaib Raza September 20, 2011 at 23:51

Buhat acha hoa.
Anum September 21, 2011 at 00:00

This is what we call, JUSTICE!… NOW IN PAKISTAN!!!
mashraf September 21, 2011 at 00:08

Inspite of the sentence, this case will be dragged for years due to appeals. i hope that accused are hung in a sqaure for everyone to watch like people wathed the lynching of two brothers.
Tariq September 21, 2011 at 00:13

Justice has been served in Pakistan, bravo to the judge. I remember watching the video how these two innocent young boys where attacked and killed ! may their families find some small piece of solace.
RA September 21, 2011 at 08:15

Justice has been served. This is the least that they could do and very happy that a decision was finally made.
- farwa September 21, 2011 at 09:13
  
  Finally our protest and prayers have worked out. Thank You Allah please also help other people who have been waiting for justice since ages. May the soul of these brothers and other innocent people who have been killed without any reason rest in peace Ameen.
Tahir Daud September 21, 2011 at 11:15

I am not agree, what about the those two people who were killed by these two boys? I was the part of Liberty Protest but I personally gathered the information regarding this case. people of 2 villages are witness that these two were robbers. SHO showed us the cases which were reported against these two. 4 people witnessed that they killed a 12 year child and a boy who just got married 6 months ago. I simply ask to all of U that what decision should be taken for those 2 who killed by these two brothers.? where is the report of Kamran Shahid?
- faraz ahsan September 21, 2011 at 12:19
  
  what they did was not big enough to be punished the way it happened… if every one starts to do the same then imagine what it would be like… even in our religion these kind of matters should be handled by the state… what happened to those kids was utter brutality and was not at all any kind of justice…
pakistani September 21, 2011 at 12:29

No. penalizing a DPO just because he showed up at the crime scene as a part of his duty is a very bad precedent. The verdict came at 11 O clock. Politically motivated decision.
ishtiaq chattha September 21, 2011 at 22:54

I do not think the assassinated brothers were innocent.it was proved with evidences that were involved in a robbery and had committed murders.so this aspect of the case must also be decided.
Pakistani September 25, 2011 at 00:51

Political Justice. Killers and Robbers have now been portrayed as innocent people.

Court's decision is justice half done. What about these two brother's victims whom they killed.

Their lynching was good. It was a people's verdict. Time for people's courts who should deliver justice there and then.
shayan September 27, 2011 at 10:04

i think culprits are given very simple punishments including the police walas,this sialkot lynching case was a furious incident,punishment should have been severe very very severe and they shouldnt have allowed to appeal in court becoz both the brothers were appealing to the culprits in the video and they were killed mercilessly.so justice should be done on equal basis,nothing was proved against the two respect,it means they had gone there in buttar village to play,these boys were completely innocent..as far as kamran shahids programme is concern it was false and rubbish.i dont know why he did that,the way people of buttar village said that the boys were robbers.why didnt they prove anything against them.any way it was sad the boys suffered so much pain without any reason or cause and pls still we have chance to punish the culprits severely,so that such incidents should not happen again.i support and pray for the family of deceased brothers may allah help them……..ameen.