LAHORE: A police constable and his brother and father escaped arrest on Friday after the Lahore High Court (LHC) denied them pre-arrest bail in a case of stabbing a young boy and damaging his eye.

Hadiara police had lodged a case against Constable Muhammad Faizan, his brother Nauman and father Faqir Hussain.

The suspects had allegedly attacked young boy Sufyan with a knife following a brawl erupted in the neighbourhood over kite flying. The boy lost his one eye due to the injuries he sustained in the attack.

The suspects approached the high court for pre-arrest bail after failing to get relief from the sessions court. However, the high court also dismissed their bail petitions after going through the police record.

As the court announced its decision, the suspects successfully escaped as the investigating officer and other personnel did not attempt to arrest them.

Talking to the media, Sufyan alleged that the police were hand in glove with the suspects. He said the police had been trying to protect the suspects since the start as one of them was their colleague.

Published in Dawn, May 16th, 2020