Security tightened for family of Sialkot lynch victims

The family alleges that some unknown people have been threatening them to prevent them from pursuing the case further.

SIALKOT: The Sialkot police have further tightened the security of the grieved family of two lynched youths in Sialkot.

The family has been faced with growing life threats by some unknown accused who are allegedly trying to prevent them from pursuing the case further.

The murdered youths' uncle, Muhammad Zarar Butt, said that the accused were threatening the family members and children of the grieved family and that the Sialkot police was changing the direction of the investigations of this case to save the accused police officials nominated in this case.

The grieved family further alleged that the Sialkot police was providing security to the accused police officials including the former Sialkot DPO, Waqar Ahmad Chohan, in the Sialkot district jail.

The grieved family has urged the Chief Justice Supreme Court of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary to take serious notice of this critical situation.

Police in pursuit of culprits

Inspector Engineer Rana Zahid Hussain, the SHO of the Hajipura police station told the newsmen that the police was trying to trace out the culprits, who were giving serious life threats to the grieved family. He said that CCTV cameras have already been affixed in and around the house of the grieved family and police officials have been deputed on day and night duty there in a bid to avert any untoward incident.

He added that the Elite Force escort has also been provided to the grieved family for its movement from one place to another.