Medical report confirms police torture on traderFrom Our CorrespondentGUJRANWALA: A medical report has confirmed police torture on a trader. In a petition, trader Attique Mughal said that he was sitting in his shop when he saw that Sub-Inspector Afzal was allegedly beating a man. He came to the SI and
By our correspondents
April 18, 2015
Medical report confirms police torture on trader From Our Correspondent GUJRANWALA: A medical report has confirmed police torture on a trader. In a petition, trader Attique Mughal said that he was sitting in his shop when he saw that Sub-Inspector Afzal was allegedly beating a man. He came to the SI and asked him not to beat the man. It infuriated the accused policeman and he pushed Attique in his official van and took him to Lohianwala police post where he allegedly tortured him. To it, the magistrate ordered medical examination of the victim, which confirmed that he was tortured by the SI. Further investigation is under way.
Death warrants for convict issued From Our Correspondent GUJRANWALA: The sessions judge has issued death warrants for a murder convict for April 21. The convict, Latif, will be hanged in the Central Jail in the presence of a magistrate, a doctor and the jail officers. The convict had gunned down Riasat and his brother Yaqoob, Rafia Bibi and Abdullah over a minor issue on August 26, 1995. He was awarded death sentence by an additional sessions judge. His appeal was rejected by the Lahore High Court on October 13, 1999 and by the Supreme Court on May 18, 2009 while his mercy petition was rejected by the president on April 6, 2015.
