Cop tortures journalist in Toba Tek Singh July 5, 2021 TOBA TEK SINGH: An Elite Force constable allegedly tortured a journalist at Pirmahal police post when he was making a footage of his torture on a citizen. The accused cop also snatched mobile phone from the journalist. Later, the journalist apprised his fellows about the incident. To it, media persons gathered at the police post and staged a sit-in. The representatives of journalists from Rajana, Toba Tek Singh and Kamalia also joined them. Addressing the protesters, Pirmahal senior reporters MK Khalid and Sami Khan said that their fellow Munawar Iftikhar went to the police post on an information that accused cop Muhammad Usman was severely torturing a citizen without any case against him just to please his rivals by accepting bribe. They added that when the accused cop saw the reporter filming him during torturing the citizen, he allegedly attacked him with a hockey and beat him badly. The journalists demanded DPO Rana Umar Farooq suspend the accused cop otherwise their sit-in would continue. Later, district police spokesperson Attaullah contacted with the protesters and informed that the DPO had suspended the accused cop and appointed DSP Bahar Hussain Bhatti as an inquiry officer.