KARACHI: Three remanded in custody

Published April 19, 2008

KARACHI, April 18: The judicial magistrate-V, East, on Friday remanded three men in police custody till April 31.

The three men are accused of beating one of their colleagues to death at a leather garments factory in Korangi Industrial Area.

According to the prosecution, Jagdeesh was beaten to death by his co-workers Waqas, Usman, and Hashim, on April 8 after the deceased had allegedly made blasphemous remarks about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Police had registered a case (FIR No 262) under Section 302/34 of the Pakistan Penal Code at Korangi police station.

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