According to the reports, the IG Sindh police ordered the arrest of Ali Hussain after the family of Gokal Das posted pictures of the octogenarian who was beaten and bruised badly.
"The incident occurred last Thursday in Ghotki where Das was selling Iftaari items before Iftaar and Hussain claimed he also saw him eating a banana," a local police official said.
A social media campaign was launched calling for justice for Das following the uploading of his pictures.
Hussain who is posted in Ghotki district has been arrested on charges of torturing and injuring Das.
The police arrested Hussain after Vinod Kumar, Gokal Das's grandson, registered an FIR against him for assault.
Social and civil right activists as well as ordinary citizens criticised the brutal act exhibited by the policeman in their social media posts and demanded exemplary punishment for him.
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