KARACHI: A suspected robber was set ablaze by a mob for allegedly shooting a citizen dead during a mugging in Orangi Town on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in Sector 7-F, Baloch Goth, where citizen Abdul Hannan reportedly lost his life in the robbery attempt.
Following the shooting, local residents captured the suspected robber, beat him severely, and ultimately set him on fire alive after tying him to an electric pole.
The suspected robber was identified as Sajid, son of Zareen Dad.
Footage of the alleged lynching circulated widely on social media, raising concerns. It showed the crowd binding the suspect to a pole, assaulting him and then setting him alight after pouring petrol over him.
Police later suspended Orangi Town Station House Officer (SHO) Yousuf Mehr, ordering him to report to the District West Police Headquarters for negligence.
According to police, three separate cases have been registered in connection with the incident. One of the first information reports (FIRs) is linked to the killing of citizen Hannan and has been lodged by his father-in-law, Gul Muhammad Khan, with charges including murder and robbery.
A second case relates to the illegal weapon allegedly recovered from the deceased suspect, while the third FIR, filed by the police, names 30 to 35 unidentified individuals involved in the mob attack and lynching of the suspect.
Police say efforts are under way to identify those involved in the offence on the basis of mobile phone footage of the incident.
