Mardan Regional Police Officer (RPO) Alam Khan Shinwari submitted a report to the Supreme Court on Tuesday regarding the murder of Mashal Khan, a 23-year-old student who was attacked by a vigilante mob after being accused of blasphemy last week.
According to the report, the administration of Abdul Wali Khan University ─ where Mashal was a student and where the incident took place ─ had not informed police about the incident but had only asked them to come to the campus.
The police were contacted at 12:52 pm by university administration, the report said.
When Mardan Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Haider Khan arrived at the university campus, Abdullah, Mashal’s friend who was also accused of blasphemy, was being attacked by the mob, the report said.
The DSP saved Abdullah from the enraged mob, it added.
The police have obtained CCTV footage of last week’s incident and a record of the DSP’s calling data, the report said, and have included university faculty and administration in its investigation.
Abdullah’s testimony
The report submitted before the Supreme Court included the testimony of Abdullah in which he alleged that university officials were involved in Mashal’s murder.
A day earlier, Abdullah had voluntary contacted the police and recorded his testimony before a judicial magistrate.
In his testimony, Abdullah denied all allegations of blasphemy against him.
Students who had accused Abdullah of blasphemy asked him to testify that Mashal had committed blasphemy but he had refused to do so, he claimed.
Abdullah in his testimony added that on the day of the incident, the university was conducting an inquiry into Mashal Khan regarding allegations of blasphemy.
