Student who died in custody laid to rest

BARA: The teenaged student, who had died in police custody in Peshawar the previous day, was laid to rest here on Monday.

A large numbers people, including politicians and social workers attended his funeral prayer in Bar Qambarkhel area in Bara tehsil in Khyber district. Shahzeb was a student of grade-7 and belonged to Bar Qambarkhel area in Bara. He had been arrested after he had a brawl with some shopkeepers in Peshawar Saddar. However, he was later found dead in the lock-up of the West Cantonment Police Station.

The police claimed that he had committed suicide by hanging himself. But his family rejected the claim and demanded a probe into the incident. The incident triggered widespread condemnation on the social media.

The enraged elders and members of the Qaumi Council announced to stage protest and sit-in at Khyber Chowk in Bara bazaar on Tuesday.