Abuse of power: Vendor tortured for ‘demanding payment’
Justice of peace Chaudhry Ghulam Shabbir released the vendor, Abdul Aziz, on a bail plea filed by his father.
Aziz had been in custody since November 12 when he was arrested by Shah Saddar Din on charges of possessing hashish under section 9-B of the Pakistan Penal Code.
Aziz’s father stated in the plea that his son was arrested on false charges.
He said Sub Inspector Shabbir Ahmed and Constable Tariq Ismail had tortured Aziz and later made a false case against him because he had asked them to pay Rs430 for the fruit they took from his stall.He said Aziz was dragged from his stall to the police station where the policemen burnt his leg by pouring hot water on him.
He said Shah Saddar Din police later forged a case against Aziz for possession of drugs under section 9-B of the Pakistan Penal Code. He was sent to jail on November 13 on judicial remand.
Judge Chaudhry Shabbir had taken notice of Aziz’s wounded leg during a visit to the central jail on November 26 and directed jail administration to shift him to the jail hospital.
A medical examination conducted at the hospital stated that Aziz’s leg had been burnt by pouring hot liquid on it.
Dera Ghazi Khan district police officer Malik Tassaduq Awan told The Express Tribune that he had received court orders today (December 1) and that he would now initiate an inquiry against the sub inspector and the constable. He said he would suspend the two officers for until the inquiry was not complete.
The court orders stated that if the allegations against the two officials were established action should be initiated against them under Section 154 of the Criminal Procedures Code.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 2nd, 2011.
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Why is Pakistani society so malignent ? What do they teach kids at homes, schools and mosques ? Is all this poison in your society a reaction against the looting, corruption and highhandedness of the elite ? Rather than teaching violence and hate against each other, the religious leaders should be teaching compassion,love and the true principles of the true religion of Islam. Sorry to say but the Pakistani society,by and large is messed up. If found guilty the two police officers should be beaten and humiliated likewise, publicly.The police has to understand that they are the SERVENTS and not masters of the people.
The pedagogical question is............where is the origin of so much sadistic behaviour? A child which receives love, attention, care, physical and emotional security, develops a balanced and even-tempered personality. A child which grows up in an over authoritarian milieu, a child which faces the hell of physical and emotional abuse from parents, teachers, mullahs, street children etc, shall inevitably develop a very angry, aggressive and violent personality..........a cycle of violence!!!!!
This is naked sadism. No wonder our people lack trust in the law enforcement agencies.
i have seen similiar incidents at gizri, police comes and simply picks the fruits and goes away smiling.
@Akthar:
And proceed to become exactly what they wanted to fight or worse
outraged...
Sadistic psychos...
who does this police guyu think he is? Mohammed of Ghazni?
this is how ordinary people become militants..