Summary The suspects have denied all allegations leveled against them, hearing was postponed for Wednesday
HARIPUR (Dunya News) – Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday indicted 57 suspects allegedly involved in Mashal Khan murder case, reported Dunya News.
The case was heard by the ATC judge at Haripur central jail. After hearing the arguments of both parties, requests for bails of 17 suspects were rejected. The suspects denied all allegations levelled against them, formal hearing of Mashal Khan murder case will begin on Wednesday.
Earlier this year, Mashal Khan, who was a mass communication student at Mardan’s Abdul Wali Khan University, was lynched to death by a mob of angry students over rumors that he and his friends committed blasphemy.
After Mashal’s murder, Supreme Court of Pakistan’s chief justice took notice and ordered a judicial inquiry. For this purpose, a joint investigation team was formed to investigate what led to the gruesome murder. The JIT report had revealed that the murder was committed with complete planning and it was not an incident.
The report also revealed that officials from the university administration were also involved in this murder. The report also stated that there were no solid proofs found about blasphemy committed by Mashal and his friends.
