Islamabad : Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered to present complete report of investigation and copy of challan of Arsalan Masih murder case in next hearing.
A three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday conducted hearing of suo motu notice.
At the outset of the hearing, deputy prosecutor general Punjab while presenting report regarding the incident told the court that six people involved in Arsalan Masih’s murder have been arrested including four police personnel , one volunteer and one plaintiff.
CJP asked that why Challan was not presented before the court upon which investigative officer told the court that investigation is underway and challan will be presented within two days.
Later on, the court adjourned the hearing for ten days.
It is pertinent to mention here that a class eight boy, Arsalan Mushtaq Masih was killed from alleged police torture in Jhabran Mandi area of Sheikhupura just outside a private coaching centre where he was studying.
According to the first information report, lodged by his father Mushtaq Masih, Arsalan was attending his tuition classes when hawaldar Imtiaz, driver Rashid, constable Arshad and razkar Robin with an unidentified razakar and a police official, all from the Bahu Chowk police post, came there and dragged Arsalan out of classroom.
Sardar, alias Billu, who was with the officials, helped them to identify the boy. With this, they all started beating the teenage boy.
The teacher of the coaching centre, Farhan Ali, tried to resist the raid, but the officials shoved him and kept beating the boy. Rashid struck his head with a pistol and he suffered bleeding. When they bundled him into the van, Arsalan collapsed and died.
Later, they threw the body roadside and fled.
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