Demo against ‘custodial killing’

Published August 10, 2006

KASUR, Aug 9: Scores of people on Wednesday staged a demonstration and besieged Chunnian police station against `custodial killing’ of a person.

Reports said Chunnian police had detained two persons for three days and allegedly tortured them. Of them, Mushtaq of Chak Alamwalla died in custody.

Police sources claimed that Mushtaq was an addict, fell unconscious and was taken to Lahore Jinnah Hospital where he died.