SP involved in Model Town incident gave incorrect figures: JIT

SP says he had fired 10-15 bullets; a claim the JIT negated with evidence showing at least 200 shots fired.


Web Desk July 12, 2014

LAHORE: The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) claimed on Saturday that superintendent police (SP) Mujahid Raheem Sherazi had given incorrect figures regarding the shots fired and the number of police officials present during the Lahore Model Town incident, Express News reported on Saturday. 

In his statement, the SP had claimed that he had only fired 10-15 bullets. However, the JIT contradicted this statement with footage showing that Sherazi had fired about 200 shots.

On June 17, clashes between the supporters of Dr Tahirul Qadri's Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and the police in Lahore left at least 14 people – including two women – dead and dozens of others injured.

The JIT holding an inquiry into the Model Town incident on Thursday had detained nine policemen for their alleged role in the deaths of the PAT workers.

COMMENTS (2)

Uzair | 9 years ago | Reply

And so the story ends trivially...

Asad@NYC | 9 years ago | Reply

Why we all knew before hand that some poor guy will get all the blame. Enough already!

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