High-handedness: Police break youth’s legs
Family alleged that Station House Officer Mohsin Sardar demanded a Rs100,000 bribe to let him go.
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 8th, 2013.
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 8th, 2013.