The incident took place on Thursday evening in the town of Madyan in Swat district, a popular tourist destination located 280 km (174 miles) from the capital Islamabad. Police officials in Swat said the man, whose identity was not disclosed, was a tourist accused of “insulting the Quran”. It is not yet known exactly what the man did.
POLICE OFFICER TOLD
“Our police team reached the main market in Madyan to arrest the man and took him to the police station, but the crowd demanded that he be handed over,” a police official told Al Jazeera on condition of anonymity.
HE WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE PUBLIC STATION AND TORTURED TO DEATH
Authorities stated that the man was taken out of the police station by a large group of hundreds of people who gathered in front of the Midyan police station, where he was being held by the police.
The police source also added that the man was brutally tortured before being killed.
THE IMAGES ARE BLOOD FREEZING
Videos circulating on social media show a large crowd chanting religious slogans and surrounding a burning corpse.
