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| | GEO Pakistan | | Chiniot incident: condemned policemen jailed | Updated at: 1122 PST, Wednesday, March 03, 2010
 CHINIOT: Five policemen, who were involved in torture of robbery accused publicly at a Chinot police station, were sent to jail following the registration of cases against them.
Sub-inspector Obaidullah Kaliar and constables Muhammed Afzal, Sajjad and Sarfraz tortured in public Riaz, Wajid Kumhar, Zeeshan Lohar and Sharif Lohar, who are accused of a robbery at rice truck.
After the incident aired on Geo News, police high ups took serious notice and an FIR was lodged against the police personnel, which mentioned only three names of victims.
Brother of torture victim Sharif Kumar told Geo that whereabouts of his brother were not known.
Commenting on the Chiniot torture incident, Inspector General of Punjab Tariq Salim Dogra described the police action as deplorable for the whole society.
Renowned human rights activists Asima Jehangir condemned the incident and said that police personnel did not get training about human rights and do as ordered.
Eyewitnesses on the occasion, however, said that the condemned SHO threatened them for more violence.
All three victims were sent for medical check up.
Further more, IGP also sent a team to Chiniot under the leadership of Additional IG Inspection and vigilance to conduct a thorough inquiry into the incident of violence and submit report to the IGP by tomorrow (Thursday) so that further action would be taken against the accused police officials in the light of report. |  |
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