Injection marks found on woman who died at Lahore police station

Medical board sources have revealed that injection marks were found on the arm and wrist of one of the two women

Medical board sources have revealed that injection marks were found on the arm and wrist of one of the two women who died at Township Police Station in Lahore.

According to sources, around three and a half hours passed between the time the women were brought to the police station and their deaths.

The sources said there was no significant difference in the post-mortem reports of the two women. The exact cause of death, however, has not yet been established.

Police sources said the two women were not searched after being brought to the police station. They added that no female police personnel were present when the women were brought to the station.

According to sources, both women were brought to the police station following a call made to emergency helpline 15. They reportedly remained seated near the station’s muharrir for around two hours.

The muharrir was preparing to send the women to the female lock-up when the situation changed, sources said.

Police officials said a case had been registered and the women were subsequently handed over to the investigation wing. They were reportedly being prepared for transfer to jail when both women collapsed.

Sources further said there was no CCTV camera installed in the room of the investigation wing where the women were present.

Police said female officers assigned to the station were deployed on duty at Data Darbar at the time. Officials maintained that women are searched before being placed in the female lock-up.

Meanwhile, medical experts have suggested that the women may have died after consuming or being given a poisonous substance.

Experts said the actual cause of death can be determined through forensic examination of samples collected during the investigation.

The deaths have raised questions about the circumstances in which the women died while in police custody. Authorities are expected to rely on forensic evidence, post-mortem findings and other available evidence to establish the exact cause of death.