Mob Justice: Factory workers flog ‘robber’

Seven armed robbers forced entry into the factory and held the factory workers hostage at gunpoint.

FAISALABAD: Factory workers tortured an alleged robber in the Thikriwala police station limits on Tuesday. According to police officials, seven armed robbers forced entry into the Zeeshan sizing factory in Chak No66-JB and held the factory workers hostage at gunpoint. The workers caught hold of one of the robbers, later identified as Imran, while his accomplices managed to flee the scene. The workers beat the man with sticks and bricks until police arrived at the scene and arrested the man. The alleged robber, Imran, is in critical condition and has been sent to the DHQ hospital. Police officials have registered a case and are investigating the incident.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 2^nd, 2011.