Farkhunda , last Thursday , was savagely murdered by a rampaging mob 27 . It was initially claimed she had burned a copy of the Koran , inciting fury . But witnesses have now said she was actually killed for criticising a cleric . Farkhunda said mullah was encouraging women to waste money on worthless charms and amulets at a local shrine . During the argument she was accused of burning Islam 's religious texts . But investigators say there is no evidence she has ever burned the Koran . 18 people have been detained and 13 police suspended over the incident .
Farkhunda , 27 , was savagely murdered by a rampaging mob last Thursday . It was initially claimed she had burned a copy of the Koran , inciting fury . But witnesses have now said she was actually killed for criticising a cleric . Farkhunda said mullah was encouraging women to waste money on worthless charms and amulets at a local shrine . During the argument she was accused of burning Islam 's religious texts . But investigators say there is no evidence she has ever burned the Koran . 18 people have been detained and 13 police suspended over the incident .