Mooch town residents blocked Mianwali-Bannu Road on Monday to protest the police failure to arrest the murderers of class VII student Tahir Abbas, who was slain nearly a month ago, and his body was found in a deserted house near his residence.
The entire town, along with dozens of students, blocked the road, 15km from the incident site, blocking traffic in both directions. Hundreds of vehicles, including passenger and cargo vehicles, were stranded on both sides of the road.
A large contingent of police arrived at the scene to prevent any potential unrest.
The protesters, expressing their frustration towards the local police and the Punjab government for their failure to bring the culprits to justice, demanded the transfer of the Mooch station house officer as well as the deputy superintendent of police and the district police officer.
After four hours of negotiations between local administration officials and the demonstrators, protesters ended blockade, with assurances given that the culprits would be arrested within days. (Dawn)
