Private torture cell unearthed in Rahim Yar Khan

RAHIM YAR KHAN: A torture cell was unearthed on Thursday belonging to influential people in Rahim Yar Khan’s Satellite Town.

Several secret videos depicting severe torture being inflicted on the victims emerged. It was found out that the prisoners are brutally made to suffer in the prison cells, which are guarded by heavily armed men.

It was learnt that people were brought to the cells over issues ranging from property disputes to settling personal scores.

An alleged victim of the torture cell also surfaced today and narrated his ordeal. The victim said that after a small argument he was imprisoned in the cell and subjected to brutal torture.

The victim alleged that in the cells people were physically abused through punches, sticks and kicks.

“Kamran alias Kami Shah and his accomplices subject people to most ruthless torture,” the victim said.

“The influential people accused me of verbally abusing their son and tortured me at the Dera,” he added.

The victim also said that more than 10 people torture a prisoner on gun point.

Meanwhile, the matter took a dramatic turn when a woman claimed that the house in which the torture chamber was built belongs to her.

Speaking to Geo News, the woman said that she had to move to Islamabad after her house was captured by influential figures who later converted it into a torture chamber.

CM orders action against RYK torture cell

Shortly after the news was aired on TV channels, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif took notice of the matter and ordered concerned officials to take indiscriminate action against the culprits.

"No matter how influential the suspects may be, they should not be able to escape the law," he said, seeking a report into the matter from the District Police Officer (DPO) Rahim Yar Khan.

The CM added that no one can be allowed to take law into his own hands.