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| Dispute, not blasphemy, behind Hindu killing: HRCP |
| 2008-04-17 |
| The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) fact-finding team has found that Jagdesh, who was killed on April 8 by a mob of factory workers for alleged blasphemy, was really killed because of a personal dispute with two fellow workers. It started with an exchange of words between the two colleagues, who then spread the word throughout the factory that Jagdesh was making blasphemous remarks, bringing the mob of emotional workers to beat Jagdesh to death, the HRCP report says. Jagdesh was axed to death while a heavy contingent of the police was present in the factory, HRCP Acting Coordinator and Field Officer Abdul Hai, who led the fact-finding team, told Daily Times. It was nearly 10:00 a.m. when Jagdesh, who was doing his work, got into a fight with two factory workers, but this fight ended when other workers came in between. The fight continued in bits and pieces at 11:00 a.m. and 11:40 a.m., until finally at 11:45, three people attacked him. The security guard intercepted the fight and took him into the security room. The factory administration called the police at 12:17 p.m., and the police arrived at 12:30 p.m. Abdul Hai said that three mobile units arrived and these policemen remained within the factory, rather than taking Jagdesh away to the station. It was lunch time and the rumour had spread that Jagdesh had been allegedly making blasphemous statements. All factory workers rushed to the main gate, where the security room is located, and the mob broke the security room door down, entered the room and started beating him. There was some construction work going on, where someone found an axe. The policemen only interrupted when the mob seemed ready to burn his body on the spot, Hai said. He alleged that it was this fight that led to his brother-in-law’s death, but said he didn’t remember the names of the two workers who were involved in the fight. Hai said that the police have made three arrests, but he is not sure whether or not these are the three involved in the incident. “We have yet to confirm this fact, as the fact-finding report is not final. It is being delayed by the fact that the factory administration and the police are not cooperating with us,” he said. Korangi Police Station SHO Ghulam Sarwar said that he was not aware of any such incident taking place in his jurisdiction. IO Raja Ulfat said that the police is doing its best and that the three arrested men will be produced before court on Thursday. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #1 So: Blasphemy nay not have been the cause of the fight. However, the workers inflamed their co-workers by claiming that the Hindu had blasphemed. That is what caused all the others to come in and kill him. |
| Posted by: Rambler in California 2008-04-17 12:41 |