A workshop owner in Lahore was arrested for allegedly setting his 12-year-old employee on fire.
As per the details, the incident took place in Model Colony area of the provincial capital’s Gulberg locality where the young boy, identified as Faizan, was set ablaze after a car’s carburetor spilled fuel onto his clothes.
When the boy informed his employer of the accident, the accused, namely Babar, allegedly lit a matchstick and threw it towards him, causing the clothes to catch fire instantly.
Faizan was engulfed in flames and sustained serious injuries before being rescued and taken to the hospital for treatment, police said.
Following the incident, deputy inspector general of police operations took notice and instructed the station house officer (SHO) concerned to take swift action.
Using modern tracking technology, the police successfully arrested the suspect who had tried to flee the scene. A formal case was registered against him on the complaint of the victim’s father Shah Muhammad.
The SHO also confirmed that the accused was in police custody and further investigation into the incident is currently underway.