A tourist accused of blasphemy was killed by a mob after being hauled from a police station.o
In the Swat area town of Madyan, the police had been trying to shield the man from the big group.
The tourist was accused on Thursday of desecrating the Quran, the holy book of Islam, which prompted the crowd to assemble in northwest Pakistan.
Following a charge of blasphemy, which carries a death sentence in Pakistan, hangings are not unusual.
Last month, a Christian man was beaten and died soon after, allegedly for burning pages from the Quran.
Outrage on Pakistani social media has been sparked by a video of this recent occurrence.
The tourist’s corpse is shown on camera being paraded around the streets before being set on fire.
Eleven individuals were hurt in the mob action, and police confirmed that the tourist had been “torched.”
The local mosque was allegedly urging people to congregate after police first rescued the man, who was reportedly visiting the Swat Valley, a well-liked summer getaway, according to Mohammad Ali Gandapur, the regional police chief for the Malankand district.
He reported to the Reuters news agency that the injured included eight officers.
Police in the Swat area, Dr. Zahidullah, told reporters that on Thursday night, they made a determined attempt to unblock highways in order to disperse the irate groups of people.
A case has reportedly been launched by the police against hundreds of participants in the incident, some of whom are as young as 13. Since then, the local government has sent more security personnel to the area.
Hotels in the town were booked up, but visitors were rushing out, according to reports.
Since blasphemy was declared illegal in Pakistan in the 1980s by a British-imposed statute from the 19th century and carried the death penalty, the country has seen an increase in violence motivated by religion.
Protests and violent mob actions against those accused of crimes can be sparked by baseless accusations as well. Critics of human rights have long maintained that allegations are frequently made against minorities.
Muslims make up over 96% of the population of Pakistan. For insulting a religion, other nations such as Mauritania, Brunei, and Iran also have the death penalty in place.
