RECORDER REPORT
ISLAMABAD: After taking over as SSP (operations) a day ago Asmatullah Junejo known as ‘Dabang’ for his tall physique, was brutally thrashed on Monday by enraged protesters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT).
The incident took place when charged workers of PTI and PAT tried to enter the Pak Secretariat. Junejo had to face the wrath of the protesters after he, along with a heavy police contingent tried to stop the violent mob from entering into the premises of Pakistan Secretariat.
The situation became worse when the young CSS officer of Police Service of Pakistan (PSP) threatened the protesters warning them of dire consequences if they tried to advance towards the red line, and making announcement, saying: “You don’t know whom you’re going to challenge.”
But the warning did not work and the angry mob proceeded towards the police contingent headed by newly-appointed SSP Junejo, hitting him with sticks, bricks and slaps. The attack was so severe that the police resorted to aerial firing to free Junejo from the clutches of angry PTI and PAT mob. Over 6-feet tall SSP Junejo, who had made tall claims soon after assuming the charge of SSP on Sunday, that police will ensure security of red lines defined by the government at all costs, himself fell prey to mob attack for his ill-planned strategy.
The injured SSP was shifted to the Federal Policlinic Hospital and then he was referred to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) for a CT scan.
PIMS spokesman Dr Waseem Khawaja told Business Recorder that the CT scan report of Janjua was clear, added that SSP Junejo received multiple injuries, including back skull injury and minor hand injury and he was still under treatment. He said that as many as 37 injured were shifted to PIMS on Tuesday, of whom 7 were policemen. He said that so far 291 injured were shifted to hospital and currently 31 people are under treatment and the rest of them were discharged after giving first aid.
Federal Policlinic Hospital spokesman Dr Tanveer Malik said as many as 30 injured have been shifted to Polyclinic on Tuesday, of whom 6 were policemen, while there were female or children.
