Key Points:

A man was arrested in Jhang Bazar for allegedly threatening a Wasa field officer with a dagger.
The officer had asked the man to deposit his outstanding water bill.
FIR No. 935/26 was registered under sections 506 and 186 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
The CPO said the zero-tolerance policy against lawbreakers would continue.

FAISALABAD: Police have arrested a man for allegedly brandishing a dagger at a Wasa field officer who had asked him to pay his water bill, police said.

The incident took place in the Liaqat Abad area near Shahbaz Town, where the officer was on duty. The suspect refused to deposit the bill, then pulled out a dagger and threatened the officer with dire consequences.

A call was made to the police helpline 15, following which a police team reached the spot. A video of the incident also exists, according to the FIR.

The first information report No. 935/26 was registered at Jhang Bazar police station on October 28. It was lodged under sections 506 and 186 of the Pakistan Penal Code on the complaint of an assistant field inspector of Wasa.

Station House Officer Basharat Ali arrested the suspect, a spokesman for Faisalabad police said. Legal proceedings against the arrested man have been initiated.

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CPO Faisalabad said law-breaking would not be tolerated in any case. He said the zero-tolerance policy against elements taking the law into their own hands would continue.