A CCTV footage has proved that Amir Masih was subjected to torture by the Lahore police officials to death.
The video purports to show policeman and Amir Masih in front of the hospital where he was brought on a motorcycle.
Six police officers, including a sub-inspector, were nominated in a criminal case for allegedly torturing a man, identified as Amir Masih, to death in Lahore, it emerged on 2nd September.
According to a First Information Report (FIR) lodged on the complaint of the victim’s brother, Amir – who worked as a gardener in Lahore’s PF Colony – was summoned at North Cantt Police Station by Sub-Inspector Zeeshan on August 28. He was then taken to an undisclosed location, where he was allegedly subjected to torture.
Meanwhile, Amir’s family approached the police station after they were told that Zeeshan had called the victim, but could not meet the sub-inspector. On September 2, Zeeshan and two unidentified officers handed over Amir, who was suffering from serious injuries, to his family. He was taken to the Services Hospital, where he passed away, the FIR stated.
Punjab Police Inspector General (IG) Arif Nawaz Khan took notice of the incident and ordered that a case be registered against SI Zeeshan, Investigation Officer Nasir Baig and four other officers, and asked for a detailed report to be submitted within a day. Police have arrested Baig and North Cantt Police Station’s Station House Officer Khurram Gul, while Zeeshan is at large.
