A group of lawyers allegedly subjected an official of the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) to severe torture at the court premises in Nankana Sahib district. According to a LESCO spokesman here on Monday, Muhammad Aslam, a lineman, was going to appear in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Huma Ambrin as a witness in an electricity theft case in Nankana Circle. At the court door, lawyers namely Muhammad Umar Tarar, Bilal Tarar and Mansoor Ashraf allegedly surrounded him and started calling him names. Later, they allegedly subjected Muhammad Aslam to worst torture and inflicted serious injuries to him. The accused also allegedly threatened to kill the LESCO official. Meanwhile, Muhammad Aslam’s colleagues, who were also there, called in the police on helpline 15, who rescued the LESCO employee. On the request of the LESCO authorities, a case has also been registered against the accused under the provisions of interference in government affairs.
