Traffic warden assault: Umar Akmal's father tenders apology on son's behalf, apology accepted

Akmal was arrested on Feb 1 for allegedly violating traffic rules and 'scuffling' with traffic official.

LAHORE: Cricketer Umar Akmal's father expressed an unconditional apology to the traffic warden who was allegedly assaulted by his son, Express News reported on Thursday.

The traffic warden accepted the unconditional apology from Akmal's father.

Police sources said the father of the cricketer met Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Investigation Zulfiqar Hameed at his office on Thursday and told him that his son could not appear as he was out of the country for the Asia Cup tour. Superintendent of Police (SP) CIA Umer Virk and Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Sohail Chaudhry were also present.

Akmal was arrested on February 1 for allegedly violating traffic rules, interfering in government work and “scuffling” with a traffic official.

A court in Lahore had issued an arrest warrant for Akmal for not attending a hearing of traffic warden assault case on February 27. The court had ordered that Akmal should appear before the bench on March 11.

The sportsperson was detained at the Gulberg Circle police station for a few hours, before being released on a personal surety bond of Rs100,000. He was granted bail by a court on February 2.

An FIR was registered against him under Sections 279 (rash driving), 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions) and 353 (assault to deter public servant).