A poor farmer was manhandled and tortured by a group of influential persons over a monetary dispute in a nearby village here on Wednesday, police said. Muhammad Akram, brother of president Muslim League (N) tehsil Liaqatpur and aspiring candidate of provincial assembly Mian Islam Aslam had a monetary dispute with a farmer Kharen Mahr r/o Chak No 179 Cholistan.
On Monday the farmer was allegedly abducted and tortured by the two aforementioned persons. However, a police party released him and later registered a case against Akram and others.