A man arrested by the police on Tuesday morning for carrying an illegal pistol and put behind bars inside a police post reportedly committed suicide in the lock-up.
An official of the Tehkal police station told The Express Tribune that a police party tried to stop three people riding a motor bike soon after morning prayers on Chand Mari Road but they tried to escape.
They were chased down and arrested. During body search a pistol was found from one of the arrested person. They were taken to a nearby police post.
He was about to be shifted to the local police station for interrogation but the process was delayed and the young man committed suicide in the lockup.
The dead body was later handed over to the family after autopsy.
Police claimed that the deceased was a drug addict and involved in armed robberies.
The family members of the deceased claimed that he was not a criminal and that he was arrested with just a pistol and detained. They alleged that he was tortured to death by police.
They demanded of the government and police high-ups to conduct an impartial inquiry into the case and register an FIR against those responsible.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 29th, 2023.
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