ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday summoned the District Police Officer Sheikhupura on a suo motu notice in a police access case and asked him to produce the police officials involved in torturing a citizen, on Thursday.

Additional Superintendent of Police Sheikhupura Farooq Ahmed Bhatti presented a report, stating that SHO Zafar Iqbal and constable Mohammad Boota of the Mandi Farooqabad police had managed to get bail before arrest from different courts.

At the last hearing, the apex court had directed the police to complete the investigation against the two officials and submit a report in this regard.

Assistant Advocate-General, Punjab, Afshan Ghazanfar informed the court about the action taken by the provincial government against the policemen for allegedly torturing a citizen, Tariqur Rehman.

She said the government had already suspended the officials and registered a case against them. Besides, further investigations were in progress.