ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) on Thursday ordered the authorities concerned to present a complete report of investigation and copy of the challan (charge-sheet) pertaining to Arsalan Masih murder case.
In a hearing of the sou-motu case, a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar directed the authorities to appear in the next hearing with relevant documents.
Presenting the report of the incident at the outset of the hearing, Punjab deputy prosecutor general told the court that six people involved in Arsalan Masih’s murder have been arrested, including four police personnel, one volunteer, and one plaintiff.
Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar asked that why the challan was not presented before the court, upon which the investigative officer told the court that investigation is underway and challan will be presented within two days.
Subsequently, the court adjourned the hearing for ten days.
It is pertinent to mention here that a class eight boy, Arsalan Mushtaq Masih, died because of alleged police torture in Jhabran Mandi area of Sheikhupura, just outside a private coaching centre where he was studying.
According to the first information report, lodged by his father Mushtaq Masih, Arsalan was attending his tuition classes when Constable Imtiaz, driver Rashid, constable Arshad and Razakar Robin, with an unidentified Razakar and a police official – all from the Bahu Chowk police post – came there and dragged Arsalan out of the classroom.
Sardar, alias Billu, who was with the officials, helped them to identify the boy after which they started beating the teenager. The teacher of the coaching centre, Farhan Ali, tried to dissuade the assailants but the officials kept on beating the boy.
After beating up the boy, they threw him in the van following which the boy collapsed and died on the spot. Later, the culprits dumped the body by a roadside and fled.
