KARACHI: Four suspected Afghans were handed over to police after being tortured by residents of Ancholi area here on Monday.

SSP Gulberg Allauddin told Geo News that four Afghans, Barkatullah, Muhammad Nasir, Muhammad Zakariyya and Imam Din were roaming in a car carrying no registration number, which prompted local residents to apprehend them.

People subjected them to torture and later handed them over to police. Police said that they could not satisfy when asked about their presence in the area.