Karachi (HRNW)- A Pakistani citizen who had come from abroad was forcibly taken away from his house by Gulistan-e-Jauhar police station without a warrant. An overseas Pakistani was detained for 10 hours and tortured. Citizen Saifullah had reached his home in Karachi from abroad. Police illegally detained the citizen over a minor domestic dispute, intimidated him and threatened him. Police demanded a bribe of Rs 150,000 in exchange for his release and threatened to arrest him on a false FIR if he did not pay. Police tortured him in the police station and kept him in lock-up for ten hours. I was released after taking a bribe of Rs 100,000. The victim said that the police snatched 5,800 Swiss francs from me. Complained to the IG, DIG and SSP but no hearing was held. I am a member of the UN and will go abroad and file a case. The victim said that I will apply to my consulate.
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