Two Held for Torturing Man, Shaving His Head, Moustache

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Roadala Road police have arrested two men for allegedly torturing a citizen and shaving his head, moustache and beard.
The FIR says the accused seized the man on Oct 16 as he carried Rs 340,000 to buy a buffalo, snatching the cash and his mobile phone.
They filmed the torture and demanded Rs 200,000 to keep the video from going viral, the FIR says.
The case was registered on Oct 28 under sections 148, 149, 337-A(i), 337-L(2) and 337-V of the PPC.

FAISALABAD: Roadala Road police have arrested two men accused of torturing a citizen and shaving his head, moustache and beard, a spokesman for Faisalabad Police said.

The accused, along with accomplices, allegedly seized the man on a road in Chak No. 382 GB on Oct 16 and beat him, the FIR says. Both his eyes were injured in the assault and his shoulder was bruised by stick blows.

The FIR says the men dragged him to a house, tied his hands and shaved his head, moustache and beard with a razor. They also snatched his mobile phone and the Rs 340,000 cash, it says.

The accused filmed the torture and demanded Rs 200,000, threatening to make the video viral, the FIR says. Two witnesses pleaded with the men and got the citizen freed, it says.

Police said the accused suspected the citizen of illicit relations with the wife of one of them.

PDFFIR No. 665/26 — PS Roadala Road

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A case was registered at Roadala Road police station on Oct 28 under sections 148, 149, 337-A(i), 337-L(2) and 337-V of the Pakistan Penal Code. The complainant presented a written application and his medico-legal certificate at the station, the FIR says.

SHO Roadala Road Gulzar Hussain arrested the two accused and legal proceedings have been started against them, the spokesman said.

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‘Torture of citizens and law-breaking will not be tolerated in any circumstances,’ the CPO Faisalabad said.