Islamabad, Feb. 28 (TNS): On directions of Director General, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), probe committee has finalized its report into torture on Sajid Masih, a 24-year-old blasphemy suspect, leapt from the fourth floor of the FIA Punjab headquarters.
After merciless and inhuman incident DG, FIA had ordered an inquiry against FIA’s four investigators who allegedly misbehaved with blasphemy suspect.
On Friday, Sajid Masih, a 24-year-old blasphemy suspect, leapt from the fourth floor of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Punjab headquarters in Lahore and severely injured himself. In a video statement, Sajid alleged that he jumped because the FIA officials tortured him and ordered him to “sexually assault” Patras Masih, his cousin and the main accused in an online blasphemy case.
“They asked me to abuse myself, but I refused to do so. Later, they asked me to sexually assault my cousin, but I remained silent and jumped from the building,” he said.
Following Sajid’s accusations, FIA Director General Bashir Ahmed Memon ordered an official inquiry.
Patras, 21, who is a resident of Lahore city, was arrested by police last week for allegedly posting a “blasphemous photo” on Facebook on January 16. The arrest was made after hundreds of supporters and activists of the Islamist Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLYRA) party staged protests against Patras. The TLYRA outfit has gained prominence in Pakistan since their “blasphemy siege” of the capital Islamabad in October last year.
