KARACHI:
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Wednesday announced two days of mourning in Karachi and calling for businesses to stay shut over the death of a party worker at the Aziz Bhatti police station, who was in custody, according to a statement on the MQM website.
A post-mortem of the worker Muhammad Waseem revealed that there were signs of torture on his body, sources revealed.
The deceased had suffered a head injury after being hit by a blunt object. It also said the victim suffered asphyxiation resulting in cardio-respiratory failure.
Additional Inspector General Sindh police Ghulam Qadir Thebo suspended Station House Officer Masood Razzaq. The four police officers who were investigating Waseem were also taken into custody, said Karachi-East SSP Pir Mohammed Shah, and a first-information report has been filed against them.
Muhammad Waseem was arrested yesterday from Dalmiya, where police recovered weapons from his possession. His body is being transported to his home in Baldia Town. Police sources said Waseem was arrested for his involvement in theft.
police is not above the law, they must face murder charges.
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