Two arrested for assaulting water supplier in Millat Town

Key Points:

Two men have been arrested for beating a water supplier in Millat Town.
The victim’s nose bone was broken in the attack on 10 October.
Rs25,750 in cash was forcibly taken from the victim’s pocket.
The case was registered under six sections of the Pakistan Penal Code.

FAISALABAD: Millat Town police arrested two men for beating a water supplier and breaking his nose.

Faisalabad Police said Station House Officer Ali Akbar arrested the two men.

The case was registered at Millat Town police station on 7 November under sections 337A(i), 337F(v), 337, 337F(vi), 148 and 149 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

The first information report says the assault took place on 10 October at about 11:30am in Street 7, Chak 120 JB, Bawa Chak.

The report says the victim, who supplies water by tanker, had gone to supply water in the street when the accused stopped him and an argument broke out.

According to the report, the accused beat the victim with fists and kicks, breaking the bone of his nose and injuring his hand and right arm.

The report says one of the accused forcibly took Rs25,750 in cash from the victim’s pocket.

The complaint says the victim had argued with one of the accused a few days earlier over water supply and elders had settled the matter, but the accused kept a grudge.

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According to the report, the victim called police helpline 15 and police reached the spot.

The report says the case was registered about four weeks after the incident because the victim was under treatment.

City Police Officer Tanveer Hussain said: “Those who assault citizens over minor disputes deserve no leniency.”

“Those who assault citizens over minor disputes deserve no leniency.”

Section 337A(i) covers shajjah-i-khafifah and carries imprisonment of up to two years, while sections 337F(v) and 337F(vi) cover fractures of bones and carry up to five and seven years respectively.

Section 148 covers rioting while armed with a deadly weapon and carries imprisonment of up to three years.

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