LAHORE:An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday summoned the investigation officer (IO) and other police officials in Priyantha Kumara lynching case for cross-examination on Saturday, April 2.
The defence counsel completed cross-examination of two eye-witnesses during Friday’s proceedings.
ATC Judge Natasha Naseem conducted the trial proceedings at Kot Lakhpat Jail.
As many as 41 witnesses had been cross-examined by the defence counsel in the case.
The court had indicted 80 accused in the case on March 12 after filing of challans by the prosecution whereas a separate trial was in progress for 9 juveniles.
The prosecution, in its challans, included witnesses besides videos, digital evidence, DNA and forensic evidence.
A mob in Sialkot had tortured Sri Lankan Priyantha Kumara to death on Dec 3, 2021. He was working as a manager at a local factory.