Jgdesh Kumar s murder ( beaten and lynched )
To Mr Yousif Raza Gillani The Prime Minister of Pakistan Islamabad, Pakistan Subject : Jagdesh Kumar s murder ( beaten and lynched, a horrendous incident ) needed thorough Investigation We, the undersigned, demand justice for the horrendous incident at a Karachi factory (Nova Industries in Korangi Industrial Area ), on April 9th, 2008, in which a 22 years old factory worker, Jagdesh Kumar, a member of a Hindu religious minority was beaten and then lynched by fellow workers following allegations of blasphemy. We implore you to use your position to call for a thorough investigation of his murder under well reputed SSP rank police officer from Sindh police and culprits must be arrested and tried in the court of law.. Ordinary people took law into their own hands and a member of a Hindu religious minority lost his life in very brutal circumstances without any due process. What is especially shocking that Jagdesh Kumar -- was killed in the presence of police, who failed to intervene. There are sources that say that the police and factory management could have saved the victim from being lynched but they didnâ
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