An accused under the custody of Raiwind police has allegedly tried to commit suicide in a lockup in Lahore with the help of a sharp-edged weapon, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday.
Police shifted the accused to Indus Hospital in critical condition.
According to hospital sources, the condition of the accused is serious as he has cut his jugular vein.
Accused Zunair was arrested by police in a case registered under 8063. He was accused of possessing illegal arms.
Zunair’s family declared his suicide attempt suspicious.
They alleged that he did not attempt suicide, rather police subjected him to severe torture and now they giving it a colour of suicide.
The family further alleged that police also tortured Zunair when they came to arrest him. They wondered how it’s possible that a sharp-edged weapon could smuggle into the lockup and the accused got hold of it.
They demanded of the higher authorities to hold an impartial inquiry into the incident.
Reporter Faran Yameen