KARACHI:
The family of an alleged criminal who died during his time in police custody at Karachi’s Aziz Bhatti police station protested in Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center (JPMC) Hospital on Wednesday, according to media sources.
The protest later turned violent and the family attacked a police official posted at the hospital’s mortuary during the victim’s autopsy. Roads leading to the hospital were closed and more police were called to handle the situation.
Wasim, a wanted criminal belonging to a political party, mysteriously died overnight in custody at Aziz Bhatti police station in Karachi. Police had arrested him some days back for possessing illegal firearms, authorities had stated.
During interrogations, the criminal disclosed about a location where he hid illegal firearms. Police took him along and were on way to raid the place identified by him when he broke down. Police rushed him to hospital but he died before reaching the hospital, according to sources.
[…] Karachi News Sources […]
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