Английская Википедия:2017 Sargodha shrine massacre

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On 1 April 2017, Abdul Waheed, the custodian of Pir Mohammad Ali Gujjar shrine, along with his associates tortured 20 people to death inside the shrine in Sargodha, Pakistan.[1] Waheed was arrested by police and later admitted to committing the crime. The Chief Minister of Punjab, Shehbaz Sharif announced Шаблон:PKRConvert for families of deceased victims and Шаблон:PKRConvert for each of the injured.[2]

Attack

The caretaker of the shrine, Abdul Waheed invited people to visit the shrine and sedated them through food on late Saturday night.[2] Some sources also claimed that the food was poisoned. After sedation, Waheed started beating people along with his associates and tortured people with a club, a knife and other weapons. The assault was carried out in the courtyard of the shrine.[2] Some bodies of victims were nude.[2] During the assault, 20 people were killed, among whom were six belonging to a single family, while three were injured. Out of the three injured, one informed police.[3]

Investigation

After being informed, the local police arrived and arrested Waheed and four of his accomplices.[3] During investigation, Waheed admitted to had have committed the crime.[3] Local rescue official Mazhar Shah said that Waheed used to meet his devotees twice a month and used to torture them.[2]

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