Mob lynching in Karachi initiated by government official

    An investigation has been launched after it transpired that the killing of a man at the hands of a mob in Karachi was initiated by a government official.

    22-year-old Ali Raza was killed and his cousin wounded after a gang of locals rounded on them and attacked.

    It is alleged a federal government employee and a friend were involved in an altercation with the two men following a minor road traffic collision. The wounded cousin claims the two men beat them and informed people in the area they were “bandits”.

    Police have opened a case against the accused government official and efforts are underway to arrest the culprits.

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