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Sri Lanka: Priyantha Kumara buried in native village with state honours

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Sri Lanka: Priyantha Kumara buried in native village with state honours

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SRI LANKA, Dec 09, (Asia Free Press): The body of Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumara, who was tortured and then burnt by a mob in Sialkot, Pakistan last week over allegations of blasphemy, was buried in his native village with state honours, according to media reports.

Buddhist clergy performed religious rites at the home of Kumara before police led a procession in which family and friends carried the casket with his charred remains to the cemetery. The road was decorated with condolence banners and white flags symbolising mourning, AP reported.

The victim’s brother, Arunasiri Wasantha Kumara Diyawadana, who also works as a technical director at a garment factory in Pakistan, said factories should have a secure environment.

“Improvement in management practices is much needed so that any dispute can be resolved perfectly before it is too late” he added.

He said the two governments should determine “the actual root cause for this, either if it’s a religious matter or an industrial dispute, and accordingly they have to find a solution”.

Kumara was assaulted by a mob of hundreds of people and was dragged into the street and set on fire last Friday in Sialkot where he helped run a sports equipment factory. Workers at the factory accused him of desecrating posters bearing the name of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him).

Later, Police have arrested more than a hundred suspects in connection with Kumara’s extra-judicial killing, and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has promised severe punishment for those found guilty.

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