QUETTA: A police surgeon who conducted post-mortem of the victims of Kharotabad shooting incident has been tortured, our sources reported.
Talking to our sources, surgeon Dr Baqar Shah claimed that he was tortured by police personnel. 10 police mobiles reached the restaurant on Prince road where he visited to take meal.
Dr Baqar said that Police personnel asked his name, threatened him over his statement on Kharotabad incident and started beating him.
He received injuries on his head, waist, and arms after which he was shifted to Civil Hospital for medical treatment.
Dr Baqar said that he stated the reality about Kharotabad incident before the inquiry tribunal, adding that he still stood firm over his previous statement.
He said that he would take legal action against the accused policemen. He demanded to provide security to all the doctors involved in conducting post-mortem.
IG Balochistan Rao Amin Hashim while taking notice of the incident directed to registered the case.
Meanwhile, Journalist Jamal Tarakai, who testified before the Kharotabad killings judicial tribunal, has been released from police custody after being detained for two hours, our sources reported. Two policemen have been suspended on arresting the journalist who was on his way to the city before being arrested.
According to sources, Tarakai was on his way to Kharotabad city with a companion on motorbike when the policemen, who were on routine patrol, stopped him.
Tarakai introduced himself to the security men and told that he is going for his regular duty but the policemen did not pay heed and tortured him.
Later, they took Tarakai to the Kharotabad Police Station and held him for two hours for pillion riding.
However, after noticing the incident, higher police officials released the journalist and dismissed two security men, Mohammad Aslam and Rajab Ali on mistreating Tarakai.
It is important to note that the journalist was earlier pressured by police and security officials over his statement on Kharotabad incident.
Earlier, the National Assembly Committee on Human Rights conducted an inquiry into the Kharotabad incident, says a press release issued here Monday.
According to the press release, a human rights sub-committee of the House (National Assembly), in its meeting on June 8 had decided to go to Balochistan to investigate the May 17 shooting of foreign citizens because of concerns regarding the probe being conducted there.
MNA Farahnaz Ispahani, Member of the Committee on Human Rights, was directed by the committee Chairman, Riaz Fatyana, in concurrence with the rest of the committee to travel to Quetta to investigate the Kharrotabad incident. She visited Quetta on behalf of the Committee to find out facts about the Kharotabad incident on June 11.
During the two-day visit, the committee held meetings with IG Police, Additional IG Police, IG FC, CCPO, Quetta, chief secretary, home secretary and other related officials of the Balochistan Government. The investigation was focused on the status of the deceased foreigners. Balochistan officials were unable to answer Farahnaz Ispahani in their first briefing on Saturday evening.
The officials were asked to re-appear the next day with full preparation and documentary proofs of some missing facts. Ispahani also directed the officials to produce the taxi driver of the Russians-Tajiks vehicle, police personnel and SHO of the concerned area.
Farahnaz Ispahani asked officials to also produce the medico-legal officer along with autopsy reports in order to complete the investigation fairly and technically. In the investigative meeting on Sunday, the committee member was thoroughly briefed by the officials.
The committee member interviewed in detail, Syed Baqir Hussain Shah, the medico-legal officer and the driver. She also held meetings with the diplomat from Tajikistan Embassy who was representing the dead Tajik citizen and his Russian wife Olga.
While talking to media outside the committee room after completion of inquiry into the probe, Farahnaz Ispahani said it would be immature to conclude about the incident at this juncture. She said after analyzing and examining facts and evidence collected during the visit, final report would be submitted and made public as soon as possible.
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