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Fact-Finding Report Labels Ashraf Lynching a Hate Crime, Seeks CID Probe

Civil society groups accuse authorities of violating Supreme Court lynching guidelines, demanding a special prosecutor alongside compensation for the victim’s family

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According to an independent fact-finding report, the lynching was not a spontaneous act of violence but a direct consequence of the “hate-filled atmosphere that followed the April 22 attack”. (File photo)
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Overview

  • The 164-page report released on June 28 by PUCL, APCR and AILAJ labels Mohammed Ashraf’s April 27 killing in Kudupu as a hate crime rooted in the post-Pahalgam communal atmosphere.
  • Investigators registered only an Unnatural Death Report on the day of Ashraf’s death and filed an FIR more than 22 hours later without applying Supreme Court lynching guidelines.
  • Home Minister G. Parameshwara’s claim that Ashraf shouted “Pakistan Zindabad” before the lynching lacked supporting evidence and was retracted days later.
  • The report calls for CID takeover of the probe, appointment of a special public prosecutor and compensation for Ashraf’s family, but the state government has yet to act on these demands.
  • Persistent communal segregation in Kudupu—including a 2023 ban on Muslim vendors at the local temple fair—underscores longer-term governance and social cohesion challenges.