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Blasphemy accused Christian dies in Pak jail, police claims 'suicide' |
A Christian man who was held on blasphemy charges
is reported to have committed suicide in a Pakistani prison, while human rights
activists are smelling foul play in his death. Masih, 25, was arrested on Friday
after hundreds of protesters accused him of desecrating the holy Quran and attacked
a Catholic church in the Sambrial district near the Indian border "Masih, being
accused of blasphemy, was put in a separate cell where he committed suicide by
using a string," the Daily Times quoted Sialkot District Jail Superintendent Farooq
Lodhi, as saying. Punjab Minister for Minority Affairs Kamran Michael said the
police had not handled the case properly. "I have seen the body and there were
torture marks on it," he said. Meanwhile, Masih's family has claimed that he was
tortured to death by the jail staff. According to a news channel report, local
Christians had snatched his body from the police and shifted it to a private hospital
for an autopsy. Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Chairwoman Asma Jahangir has
demanded registration of a murder case against police officials concerned. "This
is death in custody and the police authorities are responsible," said. |
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