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Man ‘tortured’ by police dies

By our correspondents
August 20, 2017

A youth, who was allegedly tortured by police on the eve of Independence Day in Garden Town, succumbed to injuries at Jinnah Hospital on Saturday.

Police have removed the body to morgue for autopsy. Police have also taken accused policemen into custody. The victim Zohaib’s family has alleged that policemen had demanded bribe from him and over refusal they pushed him down in the underpass from the bridge. As a result, he received injuries. He was shifted to hospital where he passed away. Police have added section 302 of PPC in the already registered FIR and took ASI Khalid and two other cops into custody.

Two die: Two persons were recovered dead. A 35-year-old man was found dead in the Samanabad police limits.  Police quoted the locals as saying the victim was a sweeper and he died of poisonous gases while clearing gutters. Meanwhile, a 45-year-old man was recovered dead from Burki.