MANSEHRA: The police have arrested three persons for harassing the Mansehra tehsil assistant commissioner and injuring her security guard and driver.

“We have arrested three persons and seized a repeater gun, a pistol and liquor bottles from their vehicle after they brawled with and manhandled Ms Marvi Malik Sher when her official vehicle overtook their vehicle on the Karakoram highway in Ghazikot area,” district police officer Sajjad Khan told reporters on Sunday.

He said the persons stopped the AC’s vehicle on the road, and exchanged harsh words with her. When her driver and guard intervened they were also attacked by them, which left them injured,” Mr Sajjad said.

The DPO said the suspects, – Malik Imran Haider, Malik Mohammad Attique and Anis Khan – also attempted to make footage of the incident.

He said the police had booked the three after the assistant commissioner got registered an FIR against them.

An eyewitness said when the driver of the assistant commissioner’s vehicle overtook the vehicle of the suspects they got infuriated, blocked the way of the officer’s vehicle on the road, and misbehaved with her.

Published in Dawn, March 21st, 2022