Machar colony incident

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]

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