SAHIWAL, July 21: On the orders of the district and sessions judge, Chichawatni Saddar police on Wednesday registered a case against Kunjah (Gujrat) police ASI and three constables, who allegedly had kidnapped three labourers and tortured them in custody last year.

Reports said Kunjah police ASI Muhammad Hanif and three constables raided a house at Chak 107/12-L and arrested labourers Abdul Razzaq, Jahangir and Bashir Ahmad and tortured them in custody on Dec 8, 2003.

Relatives of the labourers approached police for registration of a case, but to no avail. The police, however, set them at liberty after three days. Later, Razzaq filed a writ petition with the district courts on the orders of which the Chichawatni Saddar police registered a case against the suspects under sections 365, 342, 354, 148 and 149 PPC.

PROTEST: Activists of a religious organization demonstrated on Wednesday to register their protest against the plan to organize a musical show at the press club. The show was cancelled to prevent any untoward incident.

Activists of the Shabab-i-Milli gathered on the College Road and proceeded on motorcycles, chanting slogans against the district administration. Pledging to continue protest, they demanded that the government should check obscenity. The activists also surrounded the venue for the show and hoisted black flags.

ELECTROCUTED: Four people were electrocuted during rain on Tuesday night. At Chak 89/6-R, siblings Sajjad Farooq and Tahira Yasmeen died when they received electric shock after touching a wall. A man and a woman were electrocuted when they were hanging clothes on a steel wire at Kot Bhuman Shah near Gogra.