Murder: TV anchor held
TV news reader, Rehman Azhar, was one of three arrested night for killing a man.
LAHORE:
TV news reader, Rehman Azhar, was one of three arrested late Saturday night for killing a man.
Azhar, allegedly, stopped a family in Defence and misbehaved with them. The men clubbed the family’s employee and prevented them for 10 minutes from taking him to the hospital. The family, later, rushed him to the hospital but it was too late. A complaint was filed by Malik Ejaz Ahmed Awan against Azhar, Zeeshan and Zaigham Abbas.
Awan said his son was taking his sister to her in-laws in Defence. He said the three men along with others in three cars surrounded his son’s car. He said Azhar started misbehaving with them. He said when he arrived the men abused him. When his employee,Safdar, intervened they started beating him. He said Zeeshan took out a baseball bat and started hitting Safdar.
SP (Investigation) Amin Bukhari said the accused had admitted to a brawl but insisted that the injury was an accident.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 11th, 2011.
TV news reader, Rehman Azhar, was one of three arrested late Saturday night for killing a man.
Azhar, allegedly, stopped a family in Defence and misbehaved with them. The men clubbed the family’s employee and prevented them for 10 minutes from taking him to the hospital. The family, later, rushed him to the hospital but it was too late. A complaint was filed by Malik Ejaz Ahmed Awan against Azhar, Zeeshan and Zaigham Abbas.
Awan said his son was taking his sister to her in-laws in Defence. He said the three men along with others in three cars surrounded his son’s car. He said Azhar started misbehaving with them. He said when he arrived the men abused him. When his employee,Safdar, intervened they started beating him. He said Zeeshan took out a baseball bat and started hitting Safdar.
SP (Investigation) Amin Bukhari said the accused had admitted to a brawl but insisted that the injury was an accident.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 11th, 2011.