LAHORE: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Thursday adjourned hearing of Priyantha Kumara case till March 25. The defence counsel completed cross-examination of six prosecution witnesses during the proceedings.
The court summoned more witnesses for cross-examination on the next date of hearing. ATC Judge Natasha Naseem conducted the trial proceedings at Kot Lakhpat Jail. The court had recorded statements of 40 prosecution witnesses whereas cross-examination of 17 witnesses had also been completed.
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 tortured Sri Lankan Priyantha Kumara, who was working as a manager at a local factory, to death over blasphemy allegations on December 3, 2021.