DHA mobile shop robbery: Rickshaw driver dies of 'police torture'.

KARACHI -- A rickshaw driver, who was detained in connection with a robbery at mobile shop in Defence Housing Authority (DHA) area of Karachi, died on Sunday, with the family members claiming that he was 'subjected to torture', ARY News reported.

In a statement, the police said Abdul Rasheed - the rickshaw driver - was detained in connection with a robbery at mobile shop in Defence Housing Authority (DHA) area of Karachi, wherein the robbers took away mobile phones and cash worth Rs15 million.

The police said the criminals had used Rasheed's rickshaw to commit the robbery. Therefore, investigators with the help of CCTV footage traced and detained Abdul Rasheed for investigation purposes.

The police further said that Rasheed was proven innocent as the criminals had hired his rickshaw on rent and he was released 'around three days ago'.

Family members claims

However, the family members claimed that Abdul Rasheed was 'subjected to torture' in police custody, which led to his death.

Abdul Rasheed's brother claimed that the police had arrested his brother on Monday. 'He [Rasheed] was first taken to Gizri police station and then to Darakhshan police station,' he said, adding that when he was...

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