SARGODHA: Lawyers besieged the court of the additional district and sessions judge (ADSJ) on Monday and attempted to lock the court.

A heavy contingent of police foiled their attempt but no one could attend the proceedings.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Anjum Raza Syed had rejected the application of a lawyer, Faiz Ahmad Bakhar, for registration of a case against the Bhalwal deputy superintendent of police (DSP) for allegedly insulting him in his office. After the application was rejected by the judge, the lawyers gathered around the court and raised slogans against him.

Sargodha Bar Association president Adeel Iqbal Sulehria said it was the right of the lawyer to get an order for case registration against the DSP but the judge favoured the police officer.

The lawyers remained present outside the court till 4pm.

SWINDLED: Two armed men impersonating officers of the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) swindled three men out of Rs350,000.

As per details, two armed men holding wireless phones stopped a car, carrying Muhammad Farooq of Chak 8 and Farooq Hussain and driver Kaleemullah near Salim Interchange. They introduced themselves as ANF officers and searched the car.

They threatened the car riders of arrest in a narcotics case and snatched Rs350,000 in cash and other belongings from them. The aggrieved people approached the police and came to know that they had been swindled. Police have not launched any report yet.

Published in Dawn, February 23rd, 2021