Haripur baker arrested for burning labourer alive

via SAMAA

A Haripur baker has been arrested for burning a labourer alive Monday night, the police said.

A case has been registered against Safeer and he will be presented in court today (Tuesday).

Safeer got angry at the labourer for keeping a stack of sticks in his way. He beat up the labourer and then burned him alive, according to witnesses.

The deceased has been identified as 42-year-old Javed Arif who used to sell scraps for a living. He had been missing since February 14.

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