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Owner, relatives tortured by police over land occupation row

Owner, relatives tortured by police over land occupation row
May 22, 2018
SADIQABAD (92 News) – The police tortured the owner and his relatives over the land occupation row in the Bhong police limits on Tuesday. The injured were detained in the lockup instead of shifting to hospital. As per details, Ahmed Jhalan has been occupying the land for the last 27 years. A court has issued a stay order in his favor. Despite the stay order, the police tried to occupy the land and tortured the owner and his relatives. Later, the SHO registered a case against 60 people, detained them in the police station and banned their meeting with outsiders. Meanwhile, the family of the victims, including women, staged a demonstration and demanded action against the SHO. The Rahimyar Khan DPO has taken notice of the incident and sought a report from the authorities concerned.