Cop sets youth on fire over altercation

Cop sets youth on fire over altercation

A police constable allegedly set a young man on fire after dousing him with petrol over a minor personal dispute in Bahawalpur, leaving the victim with severe burn injuries, police said on Tuesday. Police said the incident occurred in the Bhatta 2 area, where Zaheed Masih, a local resident, had a brief altercation with Police Constable Ali Azhar a few days earlier. The constable reportedly harboured a grudge over the dispute. On January 21, 2026…