Abetting robberies: Police officials dismissed from service

HYDERABAD: An SHO and a head constable were dismissed from service over charges of abetting highway robberies on Super Highway, which connects Karachi with Hyderabad and the upcountry. Qasimabad and Rural SP Rai Mazhar Iqbal told The Express Tribune on Friday that Lunikot SHO Nasir Nawab and head constable Muhammad Hasnain were fired after they were found guilty in an inquiry. The jurisdiction of the police station stretches over dozens of kilometres from Nooriabad to Jamshoro. Highway robberies are often reported, mainly by goods transporters. The inquiry established eight charges against the two policemen, including connections with criminals, freeing arrested criminals, theft and sale of case properties, sale of drugs and misuse of official authority. The dismissal order was issued by DIG Khadim Hussain Rind on the basis of investigations carried out by Iqbal.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 12^th, 2016.