KARACHI: Police have arrested two men, including the prime suspect, after a video showing a young man being assaulted in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Phase 8 surfaced online.
The footage shows three young men allegedly assaulting the victim, who appears to plead, cry and repeatedly ask for forgiveness.
The suspects can also be seen beating the young man with a stick and pulling his hair during the incident.
Prime suspect among two arrested
South DIG said the main suspect had already been arrested, while another person allegedly involved in the assault was also taken into custody on Saturday.
Police said the incident took place on August 29, with DSP Darakhshan tasked with conducting an inquiry into the case.
Victim alleges baseball bat attack
The victim, identified as Ali Jafri, said he had gone to DHA with friends for a meal.
According to Jafri, he was struck on the head with a baseball bat after leaving the restaurant, causing him to lose consciousness.
“After the blow, I became unconscious, and the suspects put me in a car and took me away,” he alleged.
Jafri further alleged that he was assaulted after being taken away, while one of the suspects stood nearby and pointed a pistol at him.
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Victim alleges threats, money demands
Jafri alleged that the suspects repeatedly ordered him to apologise and demanded money from him.
He also claimed that the suspects used money from his account to make purchases and threatened to harm his family.
The allegations are part of the victim’s complaint to police.
Five suspects nominated in case
A case was subsequently registered at Sahil police station on Jafri’s complaint, according to the South DIG.
Police said five people have been nominated in the case, including two unidentified suspects.
The case includes sections relating to harassment, kidnapping and threats to kill.
The investigation is ongoing, while police are working to establish the roles of all those allegedly involved in the assault.
