LAHORE, Oct 1: A young boy died at Mayo Hospital on Saturday -- six days after he was administered injection at a private clinic at Qilla Gujjar Singh main bazaar.

The police said Muhammad Anwar, 18, resident of Mohalla Osmania-abad died a day after his one arm was cut by doctors fearing that poison might penetrated in the entire body.

A case under Section 322 (Punishment for Qatl Bis-sabab) of the Pakistan Penal Code was registered against a doctor and his compounder on the complaint of the victim’s brother.

Investigation Officer Ahsaan Hashmi told Dawn that Anwar was brought to the clinic of Capt Dr Attaullah Khan (retired) on Sept 26 and was administered an injection which led to non-functioning of his arm the very next day.

He said Dr Khan referred the victim to a hospital on Sept 27, adding Anwar was admitted to Mayo Hospital where his one arm was removed by doctors on Sept 30. The IO said the victim died of poisoning effects.

He said the doctor and his staff absconded three days ago after the family of a 12-year boy, who also took treatment at the same clinic and was later admitted to Mayo Hospital for deteriorating health condition, lodged a protest against wrong treatment.

He said another two patients, who got treatment at the same clinic, were admitted to Mayo Hospital in the last few days. He said the police had started conducting raids to arrest the suspects who were still at large.

POISONED: A 20-year-old girl was found ‘poisoned’ at a newly-constructed house in Aitchison Housing Society near Raiwind Road on Saturday. The police have yet to establish the motive.

Nawab Town SHO Tahir Mehmood said the police spotted the body of Razia, wife of Muhammad Sarfraz, of Sargodha district lying on the charpoy.

He said the police were quizzing the victim’s husband and a watchman identified as Asghar who had allowed the stay of young couple at his master’s house around 15 days ago.

The SHO said the investigators found blood oozing from the nose and mouth of the victim, adding a post-mortem examination would determine the exact cause of death.

TRANSFER: IGP Javed Iqbal has transferred and posted five police officers.

According to a notification issued on Saturday, Lahore additional SP Traffic Asif Zafar Cheema has been transferred and posted Faisalabad region SP Traffic vice SP Mrs Sadaf Fatima who has been transferred and directed to report to the Punjab Police Headquarters.

Faisalabad additional SP Saddar division Tauseef Haider has been transferred and posted Lahore additional SP Investigation city division.

SP Shahzada Sultan, who was awaiting posting, has been transferred and posted Sheikhupura region SP Legal while Ghulam Abbas Tarar, who was also awaiting posting, has been transferred and posted as Rawalpindi Chief Traffic Officer against an existing vacancy.