Two policemen have been detained for allegedly killing a Jhelum youth — who was already under their illegal arrest for the last 11 days at Cantt Chowki, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Wednesday.

Inspector Naveed Afzal and Head Constable Muhammad Tanveer — allegedly involved in the killing of youth named Waleed — have now been arrested on the orders of DPO Jhelum Rana Zahir Rehman.

The DPO Jhelum has suspended the entire staff of Cantt Chowki. 

A police spokesperson said that both policemen kept Waleed in illegal custody for 11 days on suspicion of robbery.

The spokesperson said that the dead body of Waleed would be handed over to his heirs after post-mortem.

Reporter Amir Kiyani