Accused in robbery case dies in police custody
The accused had been brought to the hospital on court orders where he passed away
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KARACHI:
An accused in a robbery case died at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), where he had been taken by the police on court orders. The victim's brother has alleged that he was killed due to police torture.
According to Landhi Police officials, the accused, identified as Abdul Qadir, son of Nabi Buksh, was arrested by the Steel Town Police some time ago in a case relating to the possession of illegal weapons. After his initial arrest, Steel Town Police had presented him before the court to obtain his remand. The court ordered the police to take the accused to the hospital for a medical check-up.
Subsequently, Landhi Police sought the accused's custody to investigate him in a robbery case. Qadir was to be presented in an identification parade before the complainant, who had stated that four robbers had deprived him of Rs800,000 on gunpoint in Landhi on September 27.
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The accused was again presented before the court by the Landhi investigation police on Thursday, where the judge ordered the police to get his medical check-up. Landhi investigation police took the accused directly to the JPMC, where he died a few hours later.
Landhi Police Station Investigation Officer (SIO) Inspector Ali Khan Sanjrani told The Express Tribune that the JPMC medico-legal officer had performed the post-mortem of the deceased accused in front of the magistrate. The cause of death will be ascertained as soon as the medical report is issued.
Meanwhile, the deceased's brother, Zeeshan, told the media that Qadir was a resident of Ibrahim Hyderi and had two children. "My brother was missing since October 15 and I got to know on October 20 that he is in the custody of Steel Town Police," said Zeeshan, adding that when he had visited the station, he was informed that Qadir was implicated in a case of possession of illegal weapons. He was later handed over to the Steel Town Police for investigation in another case, he said.
Zeeshan alleged that his brother succumbed to the alleged torture inflicted by the police. He demanded an impartial inquiry be conducted into the case.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 26th, 2019.
An accused in a robbery case died at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), where he had been taken by the police on court orders. The victim's brother has alleged that he was killed due to police torture.
According to Landhi Police officials, the accused, identified as Abdul Qadir, son of Nabi Buksh, was arrested by the Steel Town Police some time ago in a case relating to the possession of illegal weapons. After his initial arrest, Steel Town Police had presented him before the court to obtain his remand. The court ordered the police to take the accused to the hospital for a medical check-up.
Subsequently, Landhi Police sought the accused's custody to investigate him in a robbery case. Qadir was to be presented in an identification parade before the complainant, who had stated that four robbers had deprived him of Rs800,000 on gunpoint in Landhi on September 27.
Robber in viral ATM theft video dies in police custody
The accused was again presented before the court by the Landhi investigation police on Thursday, where the judge ordered the police to get his medical check-up. Landhi investigation police took the accused directly to the JPMC, where he died a few hours later.
Landhi Police Station Investigation Officer (SIO) Inspector Ali Khan Sanjrani told The Express Tribune that the JPMC medico-legal officer had performed the post-mortem of the deceased accused in front of the magistrate. The cause of death will be ascertained as soon as the medical report is issued.
Meanwhile, the deceased's brother, Zeeshan, told the media that Qadir was a resident of Ibrahim Hyderi and had two children. "My brother was missing since October 15 and I got to know on October 20 that he is in the custody of Steel Town Police," said Zeeshan, adding that when he had visited the station, he was informed that Qadir was implicated in a case of possession of illegal weapons. He was later handed over to the Steel Town Police for investigation in another case, he said.
Zeeshan alleged that his brother succumbed to the alleged torture inflicted by the police. He demanded an impartial inquiry be conducted into the case.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 26th, 2019.