A president of the Council of the Union affiliated to Tehreek-I-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) was among the six suspects identified for the lynching of a man Ahmadí in the Karachi Saddar area, police said on Saturday.
Laeeq Ahmad Chema, a 46 -year -old businessman, was beaten to death when hundreds of TLP supporters broke into a hall that belonged to the Ahmadiyya community to avoid observing religious rituals.
TLP workers allegedly hit Cheema, who was supposedly recording a video of the mafia, near the auto parts market at a distance from the place of worship. He was later taken to the Civil Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.
South Police General Inspector Syed Asad Raza said Syed Asad Raza Dawn.com Today, in a multitude of around 15-20 people, six culprits have been identified that hit Cheema and were seen in CCTV images of the crime.
Dig Raza said that one of them was the only president of Kharadar elected UC. He added that the suspect had played and won on a TLP ticket.
He said that the other three suspects were nominated in a case of previous vandalism against TLP in 2023, the only eye witness of the incident being Chema.
South Dig said that the raids were underway in different parts of the city to catch the identified suspects. “The rest will identify as video analysis grants more potential customers,” he added.
Meanwhile, the officer of the Preedy Police Station (SHO) Shabbir Husain visited the deceased’s residence and met with his family members. Police are trying to convince the family to register a first information report from the incident.
According to Shusain Shusain, around 45-50 Ahmadis were inside his place of worship when the mafia besieged them, and added that a prison truck was called to change them to a safe place.
