Allegations: ‘Police torture’ leaves man unable to use arms
Bus conductor says he was released after family paid officials Rs250,000.
FAISALABAD:
A man has accused police officials of severe torture which has left him unable to use his arms.
Muhammad Saeed, a 30-year-old bus conductor, told The Express Tribune that Constable Naeem, posted at the Tariqbad CIA police post, would take Rs300 per day from him as ‘protection money.’
Saeed, a resident of Neghaybanpura, said Constable Naeem, ASI Niaz Virk, Rana Sakhawat and other police officers arrested him from his house on November 21 and kept him at the Tariqbad police post lockup.
He said he was hung upside down and beaten badly. “Neither of my arms has been functioning properly since the police torture,” Saeed said.
He said no case had been registered against him and he had been victimised for refusing to pay protection money. He said he was let go after police received Rs250,000 from his family and he had been told to stay quiet or face dire consequences.
He filed a request for medical examination with the judicial who directed the Faisalabad DHQ hospital to conduct the examination.
The District Medical Board (DMB) examined Muhammad Saeed on November 30.
DMB head Raja Muhammad Khurram told The Express Tribune that the movement of Saeed’s arms had been restricted. “He cannot pick up weights or move them much,” he said.
He said it appeared his arms had been crushed by a heavy weight. “There are no visible injury marks. We have seen similar cases of torture before,” he said.
He said they did not have the facilities to ascertain whether the damage was permanent or temporary and had referred Saeed to Mayo Hospital.
Tariqabad CIA police post in-charge Azhar Ali said they were unaware of any such incident.
Madina Town SP Mohammad Azhar said Saeed had met him and verbally made the complaint.
“I asked him to bring a medical certificate and a written complaint,” he said.
Azhar said police would proceed according to law after receiving the medical report.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 4th, 2012.
A man has accused police officials of severe torture which has left him unable to use his arms.
Muhammad Saeed, a 30-year-old bus conductor, told The Express Tribune that Constable Naeem, posted at the Tariqbad CIA police post, would take Rs300 per day from him as ‘protection money.’
Saeed, a resident of Neghaybanpura, said Constable Naeem, ASI Niaz Virk, Rana Sakhawat and other police officers arrested him from his house on November 21 and kept him at the Tariqbad police post lockup.
He said he was hung upside down and beaten badly. “Neither of my arms has been functioning properly since the police torture,” Saeed said.
He said no case had been registered against him and he had been victimised for refusing to pay protection money. He said he was let go after police received Rs250,000 from his family and he had been told to stay quiet or face dire consequences.
He filed a request for medical examination with the judicial who directed the Faisalabad DHQ hospital to conduct the examination.
The District Medical Board (DMB) examined Muhammad Saeed on November 30.
DMB head Raja Muhammad Khurram told The Express Tribune that the movement of Saeed’s arms had been restricted. “He cannot pick up weights or move them much,” he said.
He said it appeared his arms had been crushed by a heavy weight. “There are no visible injury marks. We have seen similar cases of torture before,” he said.
He said they did not have the facilities to ascertain whether the damage was permanent or temporary and had referred Saeed to Mayo Hospital.
Tariqabad CIA police post in-charge Azhar Ali said they were unaware of any such incident.
Madina Town SP Mohammad Azhar said Saeed had met him and verbally made the complaint.
“I asked him to bring a medical certificate and a written complaint,” he said.
Azhar said police would proceed according to law after receiving the medical report.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 4th, 2012.