Ex-MPA’s Brother among 18 booked

Published January 8, 2009

LAHORE, Jan 7: City Raiwind police have registered a case against Jameel Bhatti, brother of former PML-Q MPA Rashid Bhatti, and his 17 accomplices under 7 Anti-Terrorism Act for allegedly hurling threats and extorting money from local transporters and businessmen.

Jameel managed to escape while his 17 accomplices were captured by the police during raids.

The action was taken on the complaint of transporters and shopkeepers who complained to the police about illegal activities of some extortionists backed by Jamil Bhatti.

The police allegedly shaved the heads of the arrested extortionists and sent them behind the bars.

However, police said the arrested accused themselves shaved their heads and levelled allegations against the police to defame and blackmail them.

The victims alleged that the police had tortured them and shaved their heads in public on the behest of a provincial minister as a part of political victimisation.

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