Category: Custodial killing
Eight policemen held for suspect’s death in custody
TOBA TEK SINGH: The Pirmahal police on Wednesday arrested a sub-inspector and seven other policemen after registering a case under Section 155C of the Police Order 2002 over the death of suspected killer Mohsin Nazir in custody. District Police Officer Rana Shahzad Akbar had deputed DSP Mahmood Haroon to inquire into allegations of Nazir’s death […]
SHC moved over three ‘custodial killings’
SUKKUR: The wife of a man, who along with his son and another relative, is allegedly under illegal detention of the Sukkur police, filed a petition in the Sindh High Court, Sukkur bench, for the release of the victims and an inquiry against the police into the “extra-judicial killing of her son and two other […]
Law and order: Policemen arrested over custodial death
FAISALABAD: Pir Mehal police on Friday claimed to have arrested 10 people, including six policemen, over the death of a murder suspect in police custody. A spokesman told The Express Tribune that Pir Mehal police had arrested Nadeem and his brother Waseem for their role in a murder. He said during interrogation, Nadeem fainted and was […]
‘Serial rapist’ killed in CIA custody
LAHORE: A serial child rapist was killed in Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) police custody in Ferozewala on Wednesday. A police spokesman said Haroon, 22, was arrested by the CIA police for abducting and raping seven minor girls in different areas of the city. He said swabs of the suspect were taken and after forensic and […]
Kasur child abuse scandal: Protest over death in ‘police custody’
LAHORE: The alleged custodial death of a suspect in the Kasur child abuse scandal led to a protest by his family members on Sunday. They blocked Lahore’s Ferozpur Road for nearly four hours for traffic. They chanted slogans against the police, alleging that the victim, Muhammad Shafi, 58, was abducted by police a few days ago. […]
Law and order: ‘Robber’ beaten to death
BAHAWALPUR: A man died in police custody on Saturday after he was caught and beaten by a mob in Khairpur Khadali. A police spokesman said three men – Safdar, Ejaz and Hasnain – had broken into Sultan Chachar’s house late on Friday night. He said they were stealing valuables when Chachar’s family woke up and called […]
