Women tortured over land dispute
A woman and her daughter-in-law were tortured allegedly by some influential people over a dispute over land possession in the limits of Shahbhor Police Station, police said.
The accused kept dragging the old woman after tying her with ropes, and they also made a video of the ordeal the two women went through.
Later the video was made viral on social media and on some news channels.
After the video went viral, the IGP of Punjab, Faisal Shahkar, took notice of the incident and ordered registration of a case.
Shahbhor police arrested the accused on the complaint of Munira Bibi.
According to the SHO of the Shahbhor Police Station, Rab Nawaz, accused Imdad and other had earlier tried to occupy the 21-marla land belonging to the woman.
The woman filed a petition in the court which issued an injunction.
Due to this grudge, accused Imdad, his father and other men and women allegedly trespassed into Munira Bibi's house and pressured her into withdrawing the case. Upon her refusal to do so, the accused allegedly tortured Munira Bibi by tying her with ropes.
When Munira Bibi's daughter-in-law intervened to defend her mother-in-law, she too was tortured.
The accused continued to torture Munira Bibi by tying her with ropes and dragging her all around the house.
The accused also allegedly continued to make videos which went viral on social media.
The Shahbhor Police Station registered a case against six accused and arrested two of them while raids were being conducted for others.
There have been many cases in the province in which miscreants resorted to torturing and humiliating people publicly, whether men or women.
In the month of April this year, an Elite Force constable was tortured in Khurrianwala by three men, including her husband, allegedly over resentment over lawsuits and barring him from drinking.
The complainant also accused the men of trying to burn her children alive.
Constable Fauzia Tabassum has been performing duties in the police for 17 years.
She filed a complaint to local police, stating that she was married to Shaukat Hayat and had been living near Chak-9 Bypass at Randhawa Chowk.
She had filed a case for divorce due to daily quarrels with her husband. Additionally, Tabassum stated that Hayat wanted to take over their house.
She said she returned home on April 4 at 5pm after finishing her duty and found her husband drinking in the sitting room with his four unknown companions. When she forbade him from drinking, he assaulted her, she sated.
Allegedly, Hayat dragged her into the street by her hair and he and his accomplices allegedly punched and kicked her.
The complainant said the attackers also poured petrol on her children, threatening to burn them alive. Hearing the noise, Tabassum’s brother Faisal Naseem and uncle Ashraf reached the spot and saved her. The suspects fled, threatening to kill Tabassum.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 16th, 2022.