Six Jirga men arrested for forcing theft suspects to walk on burning coals
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A clip made rounds on social media showing some people walking on burning coals, sparking public outcry over the tradition practiced for proving innocence in a theft case
QUETTA (Dunya News) - Police claimed to have arrested six members of a Jirga (council) in connection with giving a so-called verdict to force theft suspects to walk on burning coals to prove their innocence, Dunya News reported here on Wednesday.
A clip made rounds on social media showing some people walking on burning coals, sparking public outcry over the tradition practiced for proving innocence in a theft case.
After the clip, Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti took notice of the incident and ordered law enforcers and relevant departments to arrest those who handed down the verdict.
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According to Musa Khel DC, six persons have been arrested, adding two suspects are on the run, who will be arrested soon.
According to him, some valuables were stolen from a shop, and the shopkeeper took up his case with the elders of the area, who ordered the nominated suspects to walk on burning coals to prove their innocence.
On the order of the elders, the suspects walked turn by turn and, as claimed by the locals, none of them sustained burns, which meant they stood innocent.
