MANSEHRA: Incidents of excessive use of force by police personnel have rapidly surged in Mansehra district, as after the arrest of two police personnel in the murder of two men, another two were suspended on Thursday when a video clip showing a youngster brutally tortured surfaced on social media.
The police personnel, including Head Constable Muhammad Qadir and Constable Abdullah Shah, were suspended and closed to police lines with immediate effect.A circular issued by the media wing of the police department revealed that the duo, posted at Balakot Police Station, were involved in beating a youth, Shahryar Saeedullah, who belongs to Paras village.
According to the circular, both officials were also served separate statements of allegations for a proper departmental inquiry. It further stated that action was taken against the policemen after a video surfaced showing the youngster beaten by them in the Paras area of Balakot.
The youngster, Shahryar Saeedullah, while lying on a hospital bed with visible marks of severe torture on his body, alleged that the policemen inhumanely beat him.Earlier this week, the murder of a TikToker, Muhammad Javed alias Mahandri, by Constable Muhammad Shahid sparked violent protests, during which angry protesters set ablaze the Balakot Police Station and a patrolling van.
