Delay in registration of FIR to be considered carelessness, warns IGP

IGP says indiscriminate action will be taken against officers causing trouble

LAHORE: Inspector General Police Punjab Captain (retd) Arif Nawaz Khan said that delay in registration of FIR on public complaints will be considered a deliberate carelessness and an indiscriminate action will be taken against the investigation officers causing trouble for the citizen.

Presiding over a meeting in the Central Police Office on Tuesday, he said that SP complaints from every district should play an effective role in ensuring registration of FIR on public complaints.

During the meeting IGP issued directions to further improve the level of investigation and timely redressal of public complaints. He also directed to closely monitor and follow-up the complaints received on IGP Complaint Centre, 8787, and also if any officer fails to resolve the issue within deadline should be held accountable and a departmental action should also be initiated against such officers.

He further said that for the capacity building of investigation officers, refresher courses on latest skills should be completed at the earliest and also to speed up the process of training workshops for investigation officers under the supervision of master trainers in all districts.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 8^th, 2019.