The judicial trail of suspects arrested for lynching Sri Lankan man will be held in jail, Pakistan’s Punjab government said on Saturday.
The decision to hold the trial inside the prison was reached after a meeting of the prosecution team and the Punjab government, newspaper Express Tribune reported.
The prosecution had reportedly asked the jail administration to make the necessary arrangements to conduct the trial.
So far, the police have arrested 131 men, of whom over 30 have been declared prime suspects. They were identified via CCTV footage and mobile data.