In a harrowing incident of mob ‘justice’, hundreds of people accused a ‘deranged’ man of sacrilege, mercilessly beat him and burnt him alive in southern Punjab. The incident took place in Chanighot area of Bahawalpur. Such incidents reflect badly on us as a nation. This unfortunate incident shows how far law and order has deteriorated and how our collective mindset has become hostage to obscurantism.
It is ironic that this mob lynched the poor, mentally unstable man in the name of ‘protecting Islam’. No one is allowed to take the law into their own hands. Even if someone commits a hate crime, they must be dealt with through the law and through due process. Such atrocities can never be condoned.
