Sialkot lynching: 21 accused sent on judicial remand

Gujranwala Anti-Terrorism Court sent the 21 accused including 4 police personnel of the Sialkot tragedy to jail on a seven-day judicial remand, Dunya News reported on Thursday. Justice Rana Nisar of Gujranwala Anti-Terror Court No 2 heard the case. Public Prosecutor Rana Bakhtiar told the court that police have impounded the police van, and both the mobile phones which recorded the incident, besides the CDs from various channels. The court has issued a seven-day judicial remand for all 21 accused involved in the brutal killing of two brothers and adjourned the court till September 16. On August 15, two teenage brothers Hafiz Mugheez and Muneeb, were mercilessly beaten and then hanged by a mob in the presence of police officials and Rescue 1122 personnel in Buttar village on the outskirts of Sialkot.