Pakistan: Mob attacks police in Islamabad, 30 arrested

Over the incident, a case was registered at the Golra police station against 350 people in response to a complaint lodged by Sub-inspector Enforcement CDA Usman Ali. The police said 30 persons were arrested from the area, reports Dawn News.

The complainant said a CDA enforcement team along with officials from the revenue, capital administration and police reached the area to remove encroachments from state land.

A mob of 350 people armed with batons and some carrying weapons reached the spot when the officials were removing the encroachments and made the director general and DC CDA, an assistant commissioner and patwaris hostage by surrounding them.

The mob attacked the police when the latter under supervision of DSP Asjad Altaf tried to rescue the officials. They beat the police officials due to which the DSP and three other policemen sustained injuries, reports Dawn News.

The mob also damaged and overturned the DSP’s vehicle and took a wireless set, police uniform, three mobile phones and a watch from them, the police said, adding they also damaged another vehicle of the police and snatched a uniform and a mobile phone from it.

Police reportedly arrested 30 people in connection with the incident.