Summary The regional and district police officers have been issued notices to probe the case.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJ) Nasir-ul-Malik on Tuesday has ordered to summon a hearing on the suo moto notice taken by Supreme Court (SC) on Kot Radha Kishen case and issued notices to regional and district police officers.
According to sources, SC has received a detailed report from Inspector General (IG) Punjab and Secretary of Ministry of Minority Affairs on which CJ has ordered to summon formal hearing on this issue.
The court has also issued notices to regional and district officers in this regard; however, Dunya News has been credited to break the news of SC s suo moto notice on Kot Radha Kishen incident.
Earlier, the Supreme Court of Pakistan today (Saturday) took suo moto notice of lynching of a Christian couple in Kot Radha Kishan village in Punjab province.
The apex court has directed the provincial government to investigate the matter in three days and submit a reply.
It may be mentioned here that few days back, brick kiln owner Yousaf Gujjar alongwith his accomplices tortured 32-year-old Shehzad Masih and his 20-year-old wife Shama to death. Later, their bodies were then set on fire in a brick kiln where they worked.
The couple had been accused of burning a copy of the Holy Quran and throwing it in a bin.
Punjab government had formed a commission to probe the incident. Police are interrogating 16 detained suspects as well.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had also announced Rs 5 million, 10 acres of land, free education and medical facilities to children of the couple.
