Protesters call for justice in youth murder case

Block traffic at Babu Sabu Interchange for hours

LAHORE: Hundreds of people staged a protest demonstration at Babu Sabu Interchange against police for justice in the murder case of a youth.

The body of the victim, identified as Ateeq Ahmad, 18, a resident of Talat Park, was spotted and recovered by police on Sunday.

After the recovery of the body, the family members, relatives and locals of the area got infuriated. They took to streets in Shera Kot and blocked the road for traffic early in the morning around 6am. The blockade led to a massive traffic jam. Commuters faced a lot of nuisance at Babu Sabu Interchange which is one of the important exit and entry points of the city. The protesters alleged that police were not cooperating with the aggrieved party. They demanded of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar to take notice of the incident and provide them justice.



A police team reached the spot on information and tried to regulate the traffic. They also held negotiations with the protesters. The police said they were fully cooperating with the victims and also claimed to have arrested a suspect. The protesters ended the protest after assurances from police.

Meanwhile, the residents of Township staged a protest demonstration against a contractor for incomplete work of an under-construction road.

They gathered at Araiyan Wala Chowk and shouted slogans against the contractor. They said a year ago work on the construction of a road from DPS School to Somi Centre began. Initial work had been done over a year ago. The protesters demanded of the higher authorities to take notice of the delay in pending construction work and also take action against the contractor for negligence in his work.

Meanwhile, five people were injured in a clash between two groups in Basic Health Unit Batapur.



The members of both rival groups exchanged harsh words and started beating each other. Resultantly, five people were injured.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 17^th, 2018.