LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Saturday discharged a man from a case of assaulting a petrol pump employee after the complainant reached a compromise with him.

Earlier, Chuhng police produced the suspect, Saadat Anees Bhatti, before the court and sought his 10-day physical remand for interrogation. However, the complainant told the court that the incident had occurred due to a misunderstanding and that a compromise had been reached between them. He said he did not want to pursue the case any further.

At this, Judicial Magistrate Ali Amjad discharged the suspect from the case and ordered his release.

The incident occurred at a Jubilee Town filling station when the suspect reached there to get a refill. As the salesman/complainant asked him not to smoke on the premises, he came out of his SUV and thrashed him.

Later, the suspect fled the scene.

The police arrested the suspect after a CCTV footage of the incident went viral on social media.

Published in Dawn, October 25th, 2026