Three booked for ‘torturing’ father

Police issued a medical docket to the victim after the incident.

MUZAFFARGARH:

The local police have registered separate cases against three sons who subjected their father to torture in Sanawan area on Wednesday.

A police spokesman said cases were filed against the suspects including Pervaiz Akhtar, his brothers Shahid Akhtar and Shoeb Akhtar under different sections of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) including 308 (Punishment in qatl-i-amd not liable to qisas, etc ), 355 (Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation ), 379 (Punishment for theft ) and 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation).

Police have also issued a medical docket to the victim father after the incident.

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The spokesman hinted at taking departmental proceedings against police officers as well, who is put as main accused into the case.

Moreover, DPO Hassan Iqbal took notice of the appeal of the victim old man named Ghulam Haider, a resident of Daya Chokha Sharqi. He made an appeal through his video message which went viral through social media.

The victim alleged that his three sons attacked him with sticks and broke his two teeth while subjecting him to torture.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 1^st, 2021.