Peshawar
The growing incidents of deaths of the accused in the police custody echoed in the provincial legislature and the house sought a proper reply over the matter from the police authorities. The KP assembly began session with the Speaker Mushtaq Ghani in the chair on Monday. The MMA woman legislator Humaira Khatoon raised the issue of deaths in lockups through a calling attention notice. The mover contended that scores of incidents of deaths occurred inside the police stations which are a matter of concern for the people. She said the killing of an accused in the Khan Raziq Police Station during detention was not the first incident of its nature in police lockup.—APP
