Lahore: A Christian woman was brutally
tortured and paraded in the streets of a village in Pakistan`s
Punjab province by a mob for her alleged "anti-Islam views",
local residents and police officials said on Friday.
Some 30 residents of Kot Meerath village of Sialkot
district, 80 km from Lahore, dragged Seema Bibi out of her
house on February 26 and paraded her in the streets after
shaving her head.
She was targeted by the mob for her alleged "anti-Islam
views", members of the Christian community said.
Following the assault, Seema Bibi and her family left the
village to save their lives, local residents said.
"She and her family had been facing threats from a group
of extremist villagers. She left the village as she had no
other option," said Aslam Masih, a resident of Kot Meerath.
Regional police chief Muhammad Amin told reporters that
26 people had been arrested on charges of torturing Seema Bibi
and a case had been registered against them.
Amin said police had no knowledge of the whereabouts of
Seema Bibi and her family.
Amin said the arrested people had tortured and assaulted
Seema Bibi for her beliefs.
Police had stepped up their vigil due to tensions between
Muslims and Christians in the village, he said.
PTI
