PESHAWAR: A resident of Karak district has accused a deputy superintendent of police of subjecting him to physical and mental torture, and the local police of not filing a case in this regard.

Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday,Mohammad N o m a n Khattak of Ahmadabad area, said DSP Irfan Khattak, who is his real brother, tied him up with arope and then tortured him. He said the police officer was not happy with him as he opposed his (DSP`s) plan to divorce his wife.

The police officer, the complainant alleged had taken him to an unspecified location from his house last week, and tortured him by tying him with ropes. He appealed to the Justice Peshawar High Court chief justice and police high-ups to take action against the DSP, who is a member of the Elite Force in Kohat, for misusing his authority. He alleged the SHO Latamber police station of Karak had refused to get an FIR registered against the DSP, and demanded of IGP Salahuddin Mehsud to take notice. Bureau Report