Three police officials appear before torture probe panel.

PESHAWAR -- A judicial commission tasked with probing the incident of stripping and torturing of a person in custody by the local police on Wednesday recorded statements of three police officials.

The provincial government had constituted the single-member commission comprising Justice Lal Jan Khattak of the Peshawar High Court after consultation with the court's chief justice on Jun 29.

According to Syed Hassan Raza Shah, spokesperson of the commission, those who recorded their statements on Wednesday included Inspector Circle Officer University Town, Sajjad Hussain, who is the investigation officer in the case, SHO Tehkal police station, Sub-Inspector Syed Sardar Ali Shah, and SHO Yakatoot police station, Ali Said.

A day earlier the commission had recorded statements of five persons, including the victim, Radiullah alias Amirey.

The commission will resume proceedings on Thursday (today).

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