LAHORE:Provincial Secretary Prosecution Nadeem Sarwar on Wednesday said that cross-examination of eight eye witnesses had been completed in Priyantha Kumara case.
While briefing the five-member prosecution committee, he said that the court had summoned two more eye witnesses for cross-examination on the next date of hearing. He directed the prosecutors to utilise all their professional capabilities in Priyantha Kumara case, adding that no stone should be left unturned to pursue the case in the court.
During the briefing, it was also informed that the court had also summoned forensic experts, who had analysed the voices of the accused in the Priyantha Kumara case.
The briefing was attended by the prosecution committee members including Asmat Ullah Khan, Asghar Ali, Abdul Rauf, Zahid Sarfraz and Umer Farooq.
The court had indicted 80 accused in the case on March 12 after filing of challan by the prosecution, whereas a separate trial was in progress for nine juveniles.
The prosecution in its challan included 40 witnesses besides videos, digital evidence, DNA and forensic evidence.
A mob in Sialkot had tortured Sri Lankan Priyantha Kumara to death over blasphemy allegations on Dec 3, 2021. The deceased was working as a manager at a local factory.