Karachi police gets rap on knuckles from SC
Apex court orders police to explain how Justice Sajjad Ali Shah’s son was so easily kidnapped
Apex court orders police to explain how Justice Sajjad Ali Shah’s son was so easily kidnapped PHOTO: REUTERS
KARACHI:
A five-member Supreme Court bench, hearing the Karachi law and order case, on Thursday summoned top officials to explain the government’s position over the kidnapping of Ovais Ali Shah, the son of Sindh High Court Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah.
The apex court’s larger bench headed by Justice Amir Hani Muslim, which has been hearing the case at the SC’s Karachi Registry for the past several years, ordered police to explain how Shah was so easily kidnapped.
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The bench also directed the federal government to inform the court why geo-fencing and GPS locators could not be given to provinces.
Sindh IG AD Khawaja told SC that disciplinary action was being taken against four officers of senior/superintendent of police rank, as well as 24 deputy superintendents.
Sindh Chief Secretary Muhammad Siddique Memon also filed a report in respect of another group of police officers of BS-17 grade and above in the Police Service of Pakistan (PSP).
The bench rejected the report for being improper. The bench directed the chief secretary to hold an enquiry against police officers showing negligence on the day Shah was abducted.
Ovais Shah kidnapping: ‘Casual attitude’ of SSP angers top court
DIG informed the court that police had only two 2G locators available with them, whereas they required 3G and 4G locators.
The SC bench asked the attorney general to submit a report regarding non-provision of 4G locators.
About access to the Nadra database and geo-fencing, the bench asked the attorney general to appear on July 28 with a report over the issue.
The apex court bench was also irked by the admission of police representatives that the CCTV was not working at the time of Shah’s kidnapping.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 22nd, 2016.
A five-member Supreme Court bench, hearing the Karachi law and order case, on Thursday summoned top officials to explain the government’s position over the kidnapping of Ovais Ali Shah, the son of Sindh High Court Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah.
The apex court’s larger bench headed by Justice Amir Hani Muslim, which has been hearing the case at the SC’s Karachi Registry for the past several years, ordered police to explain how Shah was so easily kidnapped.
TTP splinter group, al Qaeda behind Awais Shah kidnapping: DG ISPR
The bench also directed the federal government to inform the court why geo-fencing and GPS locators could not be given to provinces.
Sindh IG AD Khawaja told SC that disciplinary action was being taken against four officers of senior/superintendent of police rank, as well as 24 deputy superintendents.
Sindh Chief Secretary Muhammad Siddique Memon also filed a report in respect of another group of police officers of BS-17 grade and above in the Police Service of Pakistan (PSP).
The bench rejected the report for being improper. The bench directed the chief secretary to hold an enquiry against police officers showing negligence on the day Shah was abducted.
Ovais Shah kidnapping: ‘Casual attitude’ of SSP angers top court
DIG informed the court that police had only two 2G locators available with them, whereas they required 3G and 4G locators.
The SC bench asked the attorney general to submit a report regarding non-provision of 4G locators.
About access to the Nadra database and geo-fencing, the bench asked the attorney general to appear on July 28 with a report over the issue.
The apex court bench was also irked by the admission of police representatives that the CCTV was not working at the time of Shah’s kidnapping.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 22nd, 2016.