Mohafiz Force officers loot Sindhi businessman in Lahore

Five uniformed personnel from the Muhafiz Force of the Qila Gujjar Singh Police in Lahore have been accused of stopping a Sukkur trader on Abbott Road at gunpoint on the evening of April 29.

Mushtaq Ahmed, the trader, was stopped at a regular police checkpoint while he was in Lahore for business-related work.

According to the complaint, the police officers allegedly kidnapped the trader and took him to a remote area. There, in a fake police encounter, they reportedly threatened to kill him and physically assaulted him.

Surveillance footage from local CCTV cameras shows Mushtaq Ahmed seated between two uniformed individuals on a motorcycle.

Later in the video, the officers can be seen travelling to Neela Gumbadd in the Anarkali neighbourhood, where they stopped outside a bank.

The trader was then taken to an ATM and instructed to withdraw cash. He complied and handed over Rs. 100,000 to the officers.

After taking the money, the officers reportedly left him on the roadside and fled the scene.

Mushtaq Ahmed filed a formal complaint at the Old Anarkali Police Station after the incident.

An FIR was lodged against five members of the Muhafiz Force.

The names of the accused officers have been verified, according to police officials. Raids are being carried out at several locations in an effort to apprehend the culprits.

No arrests had been confirmed at the time of reporting.