UC chairman among 6 men identified for Ahmadi man’s lynching in Karachi: police

A Union Council chairman affiliated with the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) was among the six suspects identified for yesterday’s lynching of an Ahmadi man in Karachi’s Saddar area, police said on Saturday.Laeeq Ahmad Cheema, a 46-year-old businessman, was beaten to death when hundreds of TLP supporters stormed a hall belonging to the Ahmadiyya community to prevent them from observing religious rituals.TLP workers allegedly thrashed Cheema, who was supposedly recording a video of the mob, near the auto parts market at some distance from the worship place. He was later taken to the Civil Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.South Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Syed Asad Raza told Dawn.com today that in a crowd of around 15-20 persons, six culprits who beat Cheema to death and were seen in CCTV footage of the crime, have been identified. {try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="height:250px;position:relative" src="https://www.dawn.com/news/card/1864891" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms"> DIG Raza said one of them was the sole elected UC chairman of Kharadar. He added that the suspect had contested and won on a TLP ticket.He said the three other suspects were nominated in a previous vandalism case against TLP in 2023, with Cheema being the only eyewitness to the incident.The South DIG said raids were under way in different parts of the city to nab the identified suspects. “The rest shall be identified as video analysis gives any further leads,” he added.Meanwhile, Preedy Police Station House Officer (SHO) Shabbir Husain visited the residence of the deceased and met with his family members. The police are trying to convince the family to register a first information report of the incident.According to SHO Husain, around 45-50 Ahmadis were inside their place of worship when the mob besieged them, adding that a prison van was called to shift them to a safe place.

A Union Council chairman affiliated with the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) was among the six suspects identified for yesterday’s lynching of an Ahmadi man in Karachi’s Saddar area, police said on Saturday.Laeeq Ahmad Cheema, a 46-year-old businessman, was beaten to death when hundreds of TLP supporters stormed a hall belonging to the Ahmadiyya community to prevent them from observing religious rituals.TLP workers allegedly thrashed Cheema, who was supposedly recording a video of the mob, near the auto parts market at some distance from the worship place.

He was later taken to the Civil Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.South Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Syed Asad Raza told Dawn.com today that in a crowd of around 15-20 persons, six culprits who beat Cheema to death and were seen in CCTV footage of the crime, have been identified.

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He added that the suspect had contested and won on a TLP ticket.He said the three other suspects were nominated in a previous vandalism case against TLP in 2023, with Cheema being the only eyewitness to the incident.The South DIG said raids were under way in different parts of the city to nab the identified suspects.

“The rest shall be identified as video analysis gives any further leads,” he added.Meanwhile, Preedy Police Station House Officer (SHO) Shabbir Husain visited the residence of the deceased and met with his family members. The police are trying to convince the family to register a first information report of the incident.

According to SHO Husain, around 45-50 Ahmadis were inside their place of worship when the mob besieged them, adding that a prison van was called to shift them to a safe place..