FAISALABAD: Punjab police have constituted a committee to probe the attack on a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader in Faisalabad, authorities said on Sunday.
Talal Chaudhry, former state minister for interior, received injuries in his left shoulder and other parts of the body when unidentified individuals stopped his vehicle and physically tortured him at midnight on Sept 23.
According to the police, he was on his way to Madina Town from his home in Faisalabad when the incident happened.
Rumors circulating on social media allege a love affair between Chaudhry and Ayesha Rajab Ali, a PML-N MP from Faisalabad, in which Talal was saddened by the “disloyalty” shown by the parliamentarian. He, subsequently, tried to forcefully enter her house and as a result, was beaten by her brothers.
Police said the four-person committee will record statements of both Chaudry and Ali and will submit its report within three days.
Chaudry, on the other hand, also spoke of the incident, asking media to wait for him to “issue a detailed statement about the incident”.
“The news about me being broadcast based on sources is not rooted in facts,” he said on Twitter. “Until my position is presented, please do not run any news that may create misunderstandings and resentments.
He added that it had “nothing to do with any woman MNA” and requested the media to “understand the familial sensitivities pertaining to women”.
“The honour and dignity of all mothers, sisters, and daughters should be taken care of. It’s reprehensible for some government miscreants to politicise the incident,” he stated.
