Top Brass notice the torture on Motorways Police Officers

Lahore : Military Leadership has noticed the torture on Motorways Police Officers by the army men at Nowshera. ISPR has issued a press release in which it was said that an inquiry had been launched into the matter. Whoever found guilty would be punished as per the law.

Four officials of the National Highway and Motorway Police (NHMP) were allegedly roughed up by personnel of the Pakistan Army travelling in two vehicles near the Jehangira Town on the Grand Trunk Road, Zonal Commander Ahmad Mukhtar Khan said .FIR has been lodged against the accused at Akora Khattak Police Station on the complaint of Patrolling Officer Atif Khattak under section 279,186,353,506,365,342,148,149 PPC.

NHMP Deputy Superintendent Jan Bahadur told reporters that officials of the Motorway Police signaled two speeding cars to stop near Jehangira, but they sped away.

He said the vehicles were chased and those seated in them, who introduced themselves as officials of the security forces, were stopped near Khairabad.He said those travelling in the two vehicles were in civvies and they called their friends to reach the spot.

Jan Bahadur said that personnel of the security forces arrived there in four vehicles and roughed up the officials of the Motorway Police.He said the personnel of the security forces were also accompanied by two army majors, who along with the other men severely beat up the officials of the Motorway Police and forcibly took them to the Attock Fort along with their vehicle.

Bahadur complained that the officials of the Motorway Police were kept in illegal detention by the security forces and were released after high-ups held negotiations to secure their release.The four injured officials of the Motorway Police, including Inspector Mohsin Toru, Head Constables Jalal Shah and Atif Khattak and driver Shah Zeb, were taken to the District Headquarters Hospital in Nowshera.

Atif Khattak, who was injured due to the thrashing by the soldiers, said that Captain Daniyal and Captain Qasim, who were in civvies, were involved in reckless driving and were, therefore, signaled to stop due to violation of traffic rules.

He added that the two army officers rang up their colleagues and sought their help and soon a number of soldiers in four vehicles reached the spot and started beating him and his NHMP colleagues.