Category: Custodial killing
Detained youngster found ‘hanged’
FAISALABAD: A 26-year-old suspect died in mysterious circumstances at the Batala Colony police lockup on Monday night. Police said Ahsan of Chiniot committed suicide by hanging himself but his family alleged that police strangled him. Sources said Ahsan was in police custody in connection with a kidnap for ransom case. The distressed family and their […]
MQM worker dies in custody
KARACHI: A worker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) died in the custody on Friday, according to officials. Nadeem Ahmed, 38, was brought from Central Jail to Civil Hospital Karachi on Friday as his health condition deteriorated, said a hospital official, adding that he died during treatment. Earlier, Nadeem had been under treatment in the […]
Man dies in police custody
LAHORE A man died under mysterious circumstances in Data Darbar police investigation custody on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Jawad, son of Mohammad Farooq. Police arrested Jawad a day back in connection with several cases registered against him at Data Darbar and other police stations of the city. In-charge Data Darbar investigation police […]
Prisoner dies of alleged police torture in Kot Lakhpat Jail
Date: 22-11-2015 Published in: Pakistan Today Lahore, Punjab A prisoner allegedly died of brutal police torture during interrogation here on Saturday Heirs of the deceased alleged that Wazir Hussain imprisoned in Kot Lakhpat Jail of Lahore in a robbery case was brutally tortured by the police. He was shifted to hospital after his condition deteriorated […]
Case against four cops for death in custody
BAHAWALNAGAR: Police registered a case on Thursday against eight people, including four policemen, for the death of a man in Chishtian police custody. Police said Chishtian City Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Rana Asim Raza with other people raided the house of Akmal Shahzad, 40, of Chak 105-F, in private vehicles on Wednesday. According to Kashif, kin […]
