Umar Akmal charged with assaulting traffic warden

LAHORE: Test cricketer Umar Akmal has been charged for allegedly assaulting a traffic warden following a heated argument.

Police said the incident happened near Firdous Market when Umar Akmal violated a traffic signal and then not only had a heated argument with the traffic warden but also threatened him.

According to Umar Akmal he told the traffic warden that he had to get to a function and was already late, after which the warden not only abused him but also assaulted him. Akmal added that his face had been injured in the altercation.

Witnesses said the argument between Umar Akmal and the warden started when Umar refused to show the car documents to the warden.

According to police, Akmal had torn the uniform of the traffic warden and there was no mark on his face to support his claims of being assaulted.

Akmal was taken to a local court but could not attain bail as the time for the hearing had passed. His brother Kamran Akmal said the police were not letting him meet Umar, but the police have refuted this.