Ghulam Hussain, 42, died in the custody of Shahdara police station. A factory employee was accused of stealing plastic bags. The family members protested by keeping the body in the hospital and demanded action against those responsible. The police tortured the family members, and the body was forcibly taken into custody and shifted to the police station.
The son of the deceased said that his father had been missing for five days. Three days ago, he was shifted from Saginaw police station to Shahdara police station, where he was tortured during his detention. He was informed that his father had been shifted to the hospital due to ill health. The son of the deceased also said that at the behest of influential factory owners, the police have become a tool and brutally tortured and killed his father. Justice should be provided.
