Police in Multan have arrested a contractor, Touqeer Nazir, after a 15-year-old boy, Waseem Abbas, was killed when a speeding car hit him in a private housing society. Police said the suspect’s vehicle has been taken into custody and a case registered.
According to police, the teenager had left a job and was chased by the contractor. The suspect allegedly pursued him on foot before following in a car with another man, Amjad Ali. During the chase, the car struck Waseem, who hit the gate of a house and died at the scene, police said.
Contractor’s account of the chase to police
In his initial statement to police, Nazir said Waseem had been learning electrical work from him. He claimed the boy would leave work without permission and that he had tried to catch him. According to that statement, he drove behind Waseem because he wanted to stop him.
Orphanage placed boy with contractor for training
Orphanage administrator Jawad Haider said Waseem was an orphan living at the facility. Haider said the boy had been handed over to Nazir to learn electrical work. Waseem was a resident of Muzaffargarh and was 15 years old.
Police said the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death is ongoing.
