A rickshaw driver was robbed by police on M-9 motorway and later met a fatal accident when his three-wheeled vehicle was hit by a speeding truck from behind.
The incident occurred in the Loni Kot area, where 30-year-old Kashif, son of Waris Abbasi and his cousin, Zohaib Ali, son of Nadeem Abbasi were pushing the rickshaw on foot after vehicle's petrol ran out when a truck hit them, killing driver Kashif on the spot, injuring his cousin Zohaib.
According to Zohaib's statement to the police, they were traveling from Karachi to Hyderabad when police personnel at the toll plaza snatched their cash amounting to Rs8,000 and a mobile phone. After being robbed, they continued their journey, but the rickshaw ran out of petrol near Loni Kot New Baran Bridge. As they were pushing the rickshaw, the accident occurred.
The victims hailed from Faisalabad and earned their living by driving rickshaws. They had nothing left after being robbed by the police.
Meanwhile, SSP Jamshoro Zafar Siddiq Jhanga took notice of the incident after Zohaib's video statement went viral on social media.
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