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High-handedness: Police break youth’s legs

Family alleged that Station House Officer Mohsin Sardar demanded a Rs100,000 bribe to let him go.

Our Correspondent May 07, 2013 Less than a minute read

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HASILPUR: Police beat a youth and broke his legs here on Tuesday allegedly for not paying bribe. The family of Talib Hussain said he worked at a Haroonabad mill. They said a few days ago when he was visiting home, the city police arrested him in a false dacoity case. They alleged that Station House Officer Mohsin Sardar demanded a Rs100,000 bribe to let him go. They said he was tortured for not paying the bribe. Hussain has been admitted to the Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 8^th, 2013.

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