Tourist Lynched in Swat: FIR Registered Against Mob

Pakistani police have registered an FIR against a mob that lynched Muhammad Ismail, a tourist in Swat, over alleged desecration of the Quran. Ismail was dragged, shot, and hanged in public. The police have secured evidence and additional forces were deployed to control the situation.

Pakistani police have formally registered a First Information Report (FIR) against a mob involved in the lynching of Muhammad Ismail, a tourist in Swat, reportedly accused of desecrating the Quran.

Ismail, a 40-year-old from Sialkot, Punjab province, was brutally gunned down, dragged through the town, and publicly hanged by an enraged mob in Madyan tehsil of Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

The police have gathered evidence, including a video statement from Ismail's mother disassociating the family from his actions. Additional police forces were deployed to bring the situation under control after the mob torched the local police station and set vehicles on fire.

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