The wife of Sri Lankan citizen Priya Natha Diaudhana, who was killed after being beaten by a mob for blasphemy in the Pakistani city of Sialkot, has demanded a fair investigation and justice from the Pakistani government and Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Priya Natha, who was working as a manager in a factory in Sialkot in Punjab province, was burnt to death on Friday after being beaten to death by an angry mob for blasphemy.


Police say a case has been registered against the accused under terrorism provisions while more than 100 people are still in custody.


Reacting to the incident, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said, "I am confident that Prime Minister Imran Khan will fulfill his promise and bring to justice all the accused involved in this incident."


The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka wrote in a tweet: Share the grief of the victim's wife and family. Sri Lanka and its people are confident that Prime Minister Imran Khan will fulfill his promise and bring all those involved in the incident to justice.



Meanwhile, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan strongly condemned the incident involving a Sri Lankan citizen in Sialkot, calling it a "shameful day for Pakistan".


In a tweet, he said: "It is a shameful day for Pakistan that a mob attacked a factory in Sialkot and the Sri Lankan manager was burnt alive. I myself am overseeing the investigation and make it clear that those responsible will be severely punished. Arrests continue.

"My husband was an innocent man."


"My husband was an innocent man. I saw in the news that he had been brutally murdered after doing so much work abroad.



"I saw on the internet that this killing was so inhumane. I demand a fair investigation from the President of Sri Lanka and the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan so that my husband and our two children can get justice.


Her brother Kamala Sri Shanta Kumara told the BBC that Priya Natha Diaudhana had been working in the Sialkot factory since 2012.


"After the owner of this factory, he was in charge of all the management. As far as I know, a poster of an extremist organization was put up inside and a strike was called to find out the cause of the accident.


In terms of education, Priya Natha Dewadhana was an engineer. Their sons are 14 and nine years old.