Road accident: Youth hit by police car dies
The protest ended after police authorities promised an inquiry and appropriate action.
MULTAN:
A youth died at Nishtar Hospital after he was allegedly hit by a police car in Makhdoom Rasheed three days ago. Muhammad Aftab said his brother, Muhammad Shahzad, 18, of Mailsi had been a matric student. He said he was going to Multan on a motorcycle when a car driven by Ghagu Mandi SHO Sadiq Ali hit him. He was taken to Nishtar Hospital where he died on Sunday. The family placed the body on the road in front of the RPO’s office and staged a protest demonstration. The protest ended after police authorities promised an inquiry and appropriate action.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 2nd, 2013.
A youth died at Nishtar Hospital after he was allegedly hit by a police car in Makhdoom Rasheed three days ago. Muhammad Aftab said his brother, Muhammad Shahzad, 18, of Mailsi had been a matric student. He said he was going to Multan on a motorcycle when a car driven by Ghagu Mandi SHO Sadiq Ali hit him. He was taken to Nishtar Hospital where he died on Sunday. The family placed the body on the road in front of the RPO’s office and staged a protest demonstration. The protest ended after police authorities promised an inquiry and appropriate action.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 2nd, 2013.