‘Show’ of power: FIR lodged against two ‘nephews of Imran’

They are accused of abusing, assaulting and threatening a traffic warden

LAHORE: An FIR has been registered against two of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan’s nephews at the Lahore Racecourse Police Station when they allegedly abused, assaulted and threatened a traffic warden, who stopped them from violating traffic rules on Wednesday.

“The accused, Azeem and Abdullah, were stopped by traffic warden Shakeel for not wearing seatbelts while driving on the Canal Road, upon which they started squabbling with the warden,” Duty Police Officer (DPO) told The Express Tribune.

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He said that the complainant, warden Shakeel, alleged that despite wearing seatbelt on his request, Azeem and Abdulllah started misbehaving with him, abused him and later manhandled him as well.

Shakeel then called in other wardens in the area, who then brought the two men to the Racecourse Police Station where the accused Azeem and Abdullah, residents of Zaman Park – the same locality where the PTI chairman lives – told the station police that “Imran Khan is their maternal uncle”.

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The DPO said at the same time the accused changed their statement, claiming that “Imran Khan is their paternal uncle”.

The accused were under police custody and would be presented before a court on Thursday (today), the DPO said.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 2^nd, 2015.