In the case of protest by family members over the death of a man named Adil in Taxila Rawalpindi, IG Punjab Punjab Faisal Shahkar sought notice of the incident.
A case was registered against ASI Zulfiqar and Constable Safdar of Taxila Police Station on the instructions of IG Punjab.
CPO Syed Shahzad Nadeem Bukhari suspended the two officials, SHO Taxila Inspector Qamar was also suspended for negligence.
Investigate the case on its merits and bring out the facts. Instruction of IG Punjab
Abuse of authority and violence are intolerable, strict action will be taken against officials involved in such incidents. IG Punjab
Inspector General Police Punjab Faisal Shahkar has taken notice of incident of protest by the relatives of a person named Adil who was killed in Taxila area of Rawalpindi and has asked for a report from RPO Rawalpindi. IG Punjab directed RPO Rawalpindi to take strict action against those responsible involved in the incident. On the instructions of IG Punjab, a case was registered against ASI Zulfikar and Constable Safdar of Taxila police station, while CPO Syed Shahzad Nadeem Bukhari suspended both the officials.CPO Rawalpindi also suspended SHO Taxila Inspector Qamar for negligence.
CPO Rawalpindi Shahzad Nadeem Bukhari said that in the initial inquiry, evidence of abuse of authority by the officials has been revealed, but the final opinion will be established after the post-mortem report. IG Punjab directed that the facts should be brought out while investigating the case on merit. IG Punjab said that abuse of authority and violence are intolerable, strict action will be taken against officials involved in such incidents.
(Handout No. 479)
Osama Mehmood
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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