The Mobina Town police station registered a case on Sunday against suspended station house officer (SHO) Rizwan Tanoli in connection with the shooting of a young man on Saturday.
The case was registered under sections 324, 342 and 34 with former SHO Rizwan Tanoli and another policeman nominated in the case of the uncle of injured youth.
The complaint states that Rizwan was inebriated at the time of the incident and falsely claimed that Usman was arrested after an encounter.
Police had claimed that Usman hadn't stopped upon signaled, which resulted in an encounter.
It led to a protest on the Abul Hassan Isphahani Road, with protesters blocking the road. It only ended after the intervention of SSP East Zubair Nazeer Shaikh who for the release of the injured Usman and promised action against police officers if found guilty.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 27th, 2023.
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