BAHWALPUR: Police have arrested Iqbal Zahid Hanjra, reportedly a close aide of PML-N’s former MPA Khalid Mehmood Jajja, for b
rutally torturi
ng a forest guard three years ago in a village 62-DB Tehsil Yazman .
According t
o reports, the incident of torture took place in January 2015. The victim filed an FIR a
gainst the accused but no action was taken.
However, after the video of the torture went viral on social media, the victim filed an FIR seeking an action be taken a
gainst the accused under anti-terrorism act.
Following this, police arrested the man and registered two cases a
gainst him which also included the section of anti-terrorism act.
It was reported that the guard was subjected to the brutal torture as he was trying to stop the accused f
rom illegal logging.