A man in Sargodha suffered a grievous injury when his tongue was cut off after taking leave from work due to illness, his wife has alleged.
The incident occurred in the Bhalwal area of Sargodha, where the injured man was shifted to hospital for medical treatment, police have said. Authorities did not immediately provide details about the victim’s medical condition.
Police said that the investigation was launched after the victim’s wife submitted an application seeking legal action. According to police, she nominated four suspects in her complaint and requested that the matter be investigated.
According to the application, the complainant alleged that her husband had not gone to work because he was ill.
She claimed that one of the suspects subsequently entered their home and assaulted her husband.
The woman further alleged in her application that the suspect attacked her husband before using a pair of scissors to cut off his tongue.
Police officers were collecting evidence and looking into the circumstances surrounding the incident. They did not say whether anyone had been arrested or whether any charges had been filed.
Authorities also did not disclose the identities of the injured man or the four suspects named in the complaint.
