He said she said: Kidnapping suspect dies in police custody

He was arrested with four accomplices when the Ghotki police carried out a raid to find a seven-year-old boy.

SUKKUR: A suspect identified as Abdul Sattar Mirani died in police custody on Wednesday. He was arrested on Monday with four accomplices when the Ghotki police carried out a raid to find a seven-year-old boy. Abdul Jabbar was allegedly beaten up by the police and had to be taken to Civil Hospital, Ghotki. The head constable Naveed Hussain said that Abdul Jabbar had died but said that they had not tortured him. He added that the suspect had high fever when he was taken to the hospital. Ghotki SSP Pir Mohammad Shah was not available for comments.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 2^nd, 2012.