An 85-year-old Hindu man in Pakistan, who was badly beaten by a police constable and his brother for allegedly eating food before iftaar, is being coerced through a Hindu Panchayat by the accused to “forgive and forget” and let them off, a media report said on Saturday.
The accused, who are in police custody, are trying to resolve the issue through the Panchayat (a council of local elders) and sending their representatives to the family of victim Gokal Das to settle the issue out of court.
The victim and his family, however, are not ready to oblige, The Express Tribune reported.
At least 20 persons representing the accused visited Das and tried to persuade him to settle the matter out of court, Das’ son Gobind Ram said, according to the report.
These people were informed that the victim might have pardoned them if they had come earlier.