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Ijaz Ahmed mentally tortured by police: lawyer, family
Karachi, Mar 28 (PTI) The legal adviser and the family of
former Pakistan batsman Ijaz Ahmed have accused police of
mentally torturing the ex-cricketer after arresting him for
alleged forgery.
Ijaz was rushed to hospital in critical condition
yesterday after he spent the night at the Gulberg Liberty
police station.
The batsman has been accused of issuing two fraud cheques
of the value of Rs 10.5 million to two property dealers of
Vehari town in Punjab over a land deal.
Kashif Javed, the lawyer for the former Pakistan player,
said his client had been mistreated by the police.
"I don't think this is any way to treat a national hero.
He was mentally tortured and put in a cell with dacoits,
murderers and lunatics," Javed said.
Ijaz could not be produced before the magistrate
yesterday as Javed said the police had deliberately delayed
things and put his client under pressure finally leading to
his breakdown.
"If the police wanted they could have produced him in
court on Friday. We were there early morning waiting for him
to proceed to the court so that we could ask for bail from
the magistrate," the lawyer said.
Ijaz's wife said her husband fell seriously ill due to
the ill-treatment at the police station and started vomiting
blood before being rushed to the hospital.
"We kept on telling the police he is an asthma patient
and our family doctor should check him but this was not
allowed," she said.
Ijaz's brother-in-law and former Test captain Salim
Malik claims the two property dealers had a dispute with Ijaz
and had tried to take revenge from him by filing false charges
against him.
Ijaz was working as fielding coach with the Pakistan
team when arrested and Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ejaz
Butt said this was his personal matter.
"If he wants any help from the board we are willing to
assist him but this is his personal matter and we don't want
to comment on it," Butt said.
Ejaz played in 60 Tests and over 200 one-dayers for his
country. PTI COR PM
HMK
former Pakistan batsman Ijaz Ahmed have accused police of
mentally torturing the ex-cricketer after arresting him for
alleged forgery.
Ijaz was rushed to hospital in critical condition
yesterday after he spent the night at the Gulberg Liberty
police station.
The batsman has been accused of issuing two fraud cheques
of the value of Rs 10.5 million to two property dealers of
Vehari town in Punjab over a land deal.
Kashif Javed, the lawyer for the former Pakistan player,
said his client had been mistreated by the police.
"I don't think this is any way to treat a national hero.
He was mentally tortured and put in a cell with dacoits,
murderers and lunatics," Javed said.
Ijaz could not be produced before the magistrate
yesterday as Javed said the police had deliberately delayed
things and put his client under pressure finally leading to
his breakdown.
"If the police wanted they could have produced him in
court on Friday. We were there early morning waiting for him
to proceed to the court so that we could ask for bail from
the magistrate," the lawyer said.
Ijaz's wife said her husband fell seriously ill due to
the ill-treatment at the police station and started vomiting
blood before being rushed to the hospital.
"We kept on telling the police he is an asthma patient
and our family doctor should check him but this was not
allowed," she said.
Ijaz's brother-in-law and former Test captain Salim
Malik claims the two property dealers had a dispute with Ijaz
and had tried to take revenge from him by filing false charges
against him.
Ijaz was working as fielding coach with the Pakistan
team when arrested and Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ejaz
Butt said this was his personal matter.
"If he wants any help from the board we are willing to
assist him but this is his personal matter and we don't want
to comment on it," Butt said.
Ejaz played in 60 Tests and over 200 one-dayers for his
country. PTI COR PM
HMK
