HYDERABAD, June 21: His miseries are not over yet. After having been betrayed by his own police department, he found himself in deep financial crisis to meet his medical expenses.Ali Hassan Solangi is now disabled for life after having been tortured by his tormentors in March.

Three out of seven accused of his case have been exonerated during an investigation by Hyderabad’s investigation wing police officials.

“I had to sell off two of my buffaloes to bear cost of my ever increasing medical expenses as I didn’t get all the drugs in the hospital’s private ward for around two and half months,” said Solangi.

Wrapped in a chaddar he was lying on a cot under the shadow of a tree in front of his house, located off National Highway while his minor son was fanning him. “What sort of justice they will give to me? I have left everything on Allah Almighty and Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) to take care of my case,” he said.

He was shifted to Liaquat University Hospital city branch on March 24, after his both hands were chopped off from wrists, acid was thrown on his face and bullets were fired on his legs besides wounded by axe. The gory incident took place in the limits of Hatri police station allegedly by seven accused.

Solangi remained under treatment of Prof Khaleeq Ahmed Siddiqui, the head of LUMHS’s orthopaedic department.

Solangi’s case against seven accused, including a taluka nazim of Qasimabad, a UC nazim and his son, Fateh Shoro, Haneef, Ganwar Chandio and Hayat Chandio was lodged by his nephew Jawed Ali. During the course of investigation of the case, Taluka Nazim Noor Mohammad, UC Nazim Deedar Shoro and Jam Khan Shoro have been exonerated by investigating officer of the case, Agha Abdul Majeed.

He was then shifted to Liaquat University Hospital Jamshoro branch and then brought back to city branch where he was admitted in a private ward.

“During his over two-month stay, Dr Khaleeq Siddiqui didn’t tell us that some plates are to be inserted [in his leg] so my uncle could be discharged,” said Jawed Ali. He said that the doctor had advised him to bring the patient to the out patient department (OPD) and when he went there the doctor was not there and Solangi was examined by another doctor Prof Abdul Rehman Sheikh.

“He asked for another x-ray and told us that the bone has not joined with the joint yet,” Ali said.

The difficulty faced by Solangi could only be gauged by those who are accompanying Ali Hassan Solangi.

He could neither move on his own nor could he see as for the time being he has lost his eye-sight where deep wounds have been developed following the throwing of acid on his face.

He was discharged in the last week of May and then had to be admitted in another private orthopaedic hospital where he was operated and plates were inserted. He has now been discharged from hospital and shifted to his home.

“We had to bear around Rs70,000 expenses for this surgery. You can’t realise how we are coping with the situation. We need to take care of my uncle first almost round the clock while we have to take care of our livelihood besides my uncle’s medical expenditure,” he said.