GUJRAT, April 18: Students and staff of the Government Girls High School, Bazurgwal, and a large number of people on Friday took out a protest procession and blocked the Bhimber Road for about an hour against the torture of a teacher by her husband and his three accomplices, including a policeman.

Kausar Naheed had filed a suit for dissolution of her marriage. She was on her way home by a rickshaw on Thursday when her husband Abdul Ghafoor, along with Constable Idrees and two accomplices intercepted her near Seda. They dragged her out of the rickshaw and beat her blue and black with fists and clubs.

She was taken to the DHQ Hospital where her condition was stated to be critical.

Jalalpur Jattan Sadar police registered a case after hesitation against Ghafoor, Constable Idrees, Anwar and an unidentified man.

The staff and students of the school boycotted the classes and came out on roads. Teachers from other schools and residents of Bazurgwal and adjacent localities also joined the protest procession. They chanted slogans against police for failing to arrest the attackers. They threatened that they would continue strike till the arrest of the accused.

A heavy contingent of police reached the spot and requested the protesters to disperse but they turned down their request. In the meanwhile, MPA Amir Usman Raza also reached there and the protesters dispersed on his assurance that the attackers would be arrested soon.

Sources in the DHQ Hospital told Dawn that Ms Kausar suffered multiple fractures and was still in a critical condition.

Meanwhile, a teachers delegation met Gujrat DPO Raja Munawar who had assured them that the accused would be arrested soon.

HOUSE ROBBED: Three gunmen robbed the house of an expatriate in Shadman Colony on Thursday night.

They sneaked into the house of Azam and held his family up at gunpoint. They escaped with Rs80,000 in cash and 20 tolas of gold jewellery.