Torture alleged: Robbery suspect to undergo medical examination

A bailiff had recovered Mushtaq and produced him before the court. The man was unable to walk without assistance


Our Correspondent February 12, 2015
Justice Aalia Neelum ordered police to produce the suspect before the concerned judicial magistrate and have him examined by a doctor.

LAHORE:


Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday disposed of a habeas corpus petition filed against officials from a police station in Kasur for allegedly detaining a robbery suspect.


Sughran Bibi, the petitioner, claimed that police had illegally detained Mushtaq, her son, and had tortured him.

A bailiff had recovered Mushtaq and produced him before the court. The man was unable to walk without assistance.

An official from the police station told the court that Mushtaq was involved in 18 robberies including one at former chief justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Jillani’s brother’s residence.

Justice Aalia Neelum ordered police to produce the suspect before the concerned judicial magistrate and have him examined by a doctor.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 12th, 2015.

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