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Machhar Colony lynching
Location
Machhar Colony, Karachi, Pakistan
Date
28 October 2022
Target
Two telecommunications workers
Attack type
Lynching, mob violence
Deaths
2
Perpetrators
Unidentified mob
Motive
False rumors of attempted child kidnapping
Accused
34 detained
On 28 October 2022, two telecommunications workers were lynched by a mob amid reports of the kidnapping of children in Machhar Colony, Karachi. Later, Kemari district police said some people circulated "false rumors" that two attempted kidnappers were in a car near a private school.[1][2][3] Sindh Police and Pakistan Rangers detained 34 people that night in and around the colony.[4]
^"Two telco workers lynched in Karachi's Machhar Colony". 28 October 2022.
^"Angry mob lynches 2 men after child abduction rumours in Karachi's Machhar Colony".
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