Disposing a suo motu case pertaining to torture on a 15-year-old boy by Lahore Sabzazar police, the Supreme Court directed the Punjab inspector general of police to submit the inquiry report by DIG (Investigation) Maj (r) Mubashirullah with the SC registrar within two weeks. A two-member Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Tariq Parvez expressed dissatisfaction over the performance of Punjab Police, observing it had failed to protect the lives and property of the citizens.
Appearing on notice, Punjab IG Javed Iqbal and acting Punjab advocate general Muhammad Hanif Khattana informed the court that no police torture on the teenager was proved in the inquiry report. Khattana said he had investigated the matter personally but no torture had been proven.
