LAHORE: Two lawyers and three of their accomplices stoned a man to death following a traffic accident in Gujrat, a private TV channel reported on Thursday.
The deceased Tariq Mehmood was travelling in his car when his vehicle collided with a motorcycle at Bhambar Road, near Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Hospital. Advocates Nadeem Tahir and Nadeem Sindhu were riding the motorcycle.
The resulting dispute was however resolved and Tariq apologised to the two lawyers. However, both the lawyers kept on following Tariq and stopped him in another part of the city.
They were then joined by three of their aides and overpowered Tariq. They threw bricks and stones at him and severely injured him. Punjab Police personnel, who reached the spot, did nothing to stop the lawyers. The injured was brought to the nearest hospital, however, he succumbed to injuries.
Locals later managed to capture the five accused, however, Civil Lines Police SHO Sarwar Gondal, Sub-Inspector Mubarik and four constables helped them escape from the crime scene, the channel reported.
Later on, the relatives and locals held a protest against the brutal incident and blocked the GT Road.
A case has been registered against the five accused. However, no arrests had been made so far. An investigation has also been launched against police officials involved in the incident, the channel said. Mehmood’s post-mortem report confirmed that he died due to severe injuries sustained at the hands of the accused.
Police has said that it would soon arrest the accused. Punjab Chief Minster Shahbaz Sharif has taken notice of the incident, the channel reported.
