Hit and run case: Islamabad police release two Indian High Commission officials
Last updated on: 15 June,2020 10:27 pm
The arrested Indian High Commission officials were identified as Silvades Paul and Dawamu Brahamu.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Islamabad Police on Monday released two officials of the Indian High Commission after they were arrested over a hit-and-run incident in in the federal capital.
According to sources, the officials were handed over to diplomatic staff. The diplomatic staffers of Indian High Commission were released due to their diplomatic immunity. The Indian officials were released in the presence of Pakistani ministry’s officials.
Earlier, two Indian High Commission staffers were arrested over charges of running over and leaving a man critically injured. The officials tried to escape from the scene but they were taken into custody.
The police booked them over charges of negligence, reckless driving and overspeeding with Secretariat Police Station.
The pedestrian was critically injured and shifted to a hospital for treatment. The car was stopped by a huge crowd of people who handed over its two occupants to police, it said. After they were arrested, police discovered that the two persons were officials of the Indian High Commission.
The officials were identified as Silvades Paul and Dawamu Brahamu.