MUZAFFARGARH: Police have registered a case against MNA Jamshed Dasti and his 200 supporters under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).

Sources said the FIR was registered by the City police station on Tuesday on the complaint of the district police officer.

According to the complaint, Dasti and his men attacked police teams and interfered in official work. The accused damaged police vehicles and created terror and harassment.

DPO Rai Zameerul Haq said Dasti had reached Thatta Sialan on Monday where some people were trying to plug a breach and he tried to stop them.

Dasti on the other hand said he was innocent. He said he was rather attacked by local PML-N men present at the breach site. It was the second FIR under the 7-ATA against Dasti. He was booked earlier in 2009 for attacking doctors of DHQ Hospital.

Published in Dawn, September 17th , 2014