The SPO said an FIR had been registered under Sections 341, 427 and 337 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and a team had been constituted to find and arrest those involved in the incident. STOCK IMAGE
Scores of residents of Chak 30-JB staged a protest demonstration against Sandal Bar police for arresting two people for firing shots in the air during an Eid Milad procession last week.
The protesters gathered at police station and chanted slogans against police.
They also demanded immediate release of the men in custody. Talking to newsmen, Muhammad Atif said Sandal Bar police had arrested Rana Maqsood and Rana Azeem for firing in the air at an Eid Milad procession.
He said some rivals had submitted a false complaint against Maqsood and Azeem and got them implicated in a fabricated case avenge of an old enmity. He said the policemen had been bribed.
Iqbal Town Police Superintendent Zulfiqar Ahmad met the protesters and assured them that Azeem and Maqsood would be released after preliminary investigations.
The protesters then called off their protesters and dispersed peacefully. Talking to The Express Tribune, Ahmed said Mudasssar Sharif, a resident of Chak 30-JB, had filed a complaint against the men.
He said Sharif had told them that he had arranged a procession in connection with Eid Milad celebrations.
He said when it was passing through the streets of the locality, 19 people, including Rana Maqsood, Rana Azeem, Rana Javaid, Rana Zakariyya, Rana Yousuf, Ejaz, Qadeer help up the procession.
“They abused the participants of the procession and fired shots in the air,” Sharif said in his complaint.
He said the men had also shot at rickshaws and a tractor trolley.
The SPO said an FIR had been registered under Sections 341, 427 and 337 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and a team had been constituted to find and arrest those involved in the incident.
He said police managed to arrest Azeem and Maqsood in a raid while their accomplices were still at large. He said he did not know about any old enmity between Sharif and the families of the two men in police custody.
“Police will investigate the case on merit,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 8th, 2014.
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