The widow of Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara, who was killed by a mob in Sialkot, has received a sum of $100,000 and her husband’s $1,667 salary, according to Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on political communication Dr Shahbaz Gill.
Funds in the amount of $100,000 USD and the first salary of $1,667 USD committed by Rajco Industries for the next ten years and announced by the Honourable Prime Minister of Pakistan have been transferred to the account of the widow of the deceased Sri Lankan manager, Mr. Priyanatha Khumara, in Sri Lanka,” he tweeted.
On December 3, Priyantha Kumara, a 49-year-old Sri Lankan national working as a manager at a plant, was killed by a crowd of workers.
After completing their 14-day physical remand period, 85 suspects in the Sialkot lynching case were brought before an anti-terrorism court (ATC) earlier today.
