Labourer tortured to death, bike rider run over

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A motorcyclist and a labourer were killed in two separate incidents, police said on Sunday.
According to the police, a motorcyclist Muhammad Sajjad was on his way when a speeding mini-truck Shahzore (HT 1456) hit him in the limits of Nilor Police Station. Sajjad received multiple injuries and he was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Police has started investigation after registration of FIR against unidentified driver, who fled after the incident.
Moreover, a labourer was tortured to death and another injured by the security staff of Bahria Town over their alleged involvement in theft incidents on Saturday night.
The labourers, Mohammad Zohaib and Mohammad Arfaq were the employees of Safari Construction Company which has been carrying out construction work at Phase VII.
According to the injured labourer Mohammad Arfaq, he along with the victim Mohammad Zohaib was sleeping in a tent at Ghora Shah on Saturday night where some security guards of the Bahria Town raided and took them at Phase VII where they callously tortured them with kicks and fists, resultantly Zohaib got multiple injuries. Later, both the injured were shifted to hospital where Zohib succumbed to his injuries. Sihala Police on late Saturday night registered a murder case against the guards of Bahria Town and arrested security in-charge of Capt (r) Mohammad Shahbaz Malik and security supervisor Nazeer Ashraf. Police said raids were being conducted to arrest other security guards involved in murder.