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| Gun-toting man arrested for torture of citizen on road |
| 2019-12-16 |
| [DAWN] LAHORE: Police claimed on Sunday to have arrested an armed suspect involved in torture of a citizen on a road in Cavalry Ground after a footage of the episode went viral on social media. A video footage on social media showed an armed man brutally torturing a citizen, later identified as Shan Shehzad, whose vehicle accidentally hit the attacker’s on a road in Calvary Ground. The suspect can be seen armed with a pistol that he took out of his car and then started beating the man with kicks and fists. The social media users continued to condemn the torture and demanded the law enforcement agencies should arrest the armed attacker. Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Zulfiqar Hameed taking notice of the incident directed his subordinates to trace and arrest the suspect. Acting on CCPO’s orders, Cantonment Division SP Furqan Bilal constituted a police team to arrest the suspect who was later identified as Aqeel Mirza, manager of a private bank, living in State Life Society. The police raided the suspect’s house and arrested him, recovering the vehicle and gun from the house. Police also started the paperwork but haven't done much else against the attacker on the complaint of the victim, Shehzad. |
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