DSP refuses to clear hotel tab, threatens waiter with jail

Accused DSP was previously suspended for eating cake without paying for it


​ Our Correspondent September 16, 2019
Sindh police PHOTO: FILE

KARACHI: Sohrab Goth DSP is facing allegations of abusing his power and getting food and snacks at a hotel in Sohrab Goth for free through threats and intimidation. Nadeem Khan, a waiter at the hotel, issued a video statement alleging that DSP Khalid Tipu threatened to lock him up when he asked Tipu to pay the bill of five months of food, tea and other snacks. In the video Khan appealed to senior police officials for justice.

According to Khan, Tipu owes him around Rs43,000. The waiter, who earns a Rs20 commission on every Rs100 worth of food orders, said he has been waiting on Tipu for the past five months. When Khan asked the Tipu to clear the tab, the DSP allegedly told him not to approach him again. The DSP also issued directives to the in-charge of a police check post to arrest Khan under charges of being a member of the banned outfit, Tehreek-e-Taliban, said Khan in the video. The in-charge, however, did not act on these directives and told Khan to go.

DSP Tipu has been suspended before for not paying the bill after eating cake from a bakery in Gulistan-e-Jauhar.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 16th, 2019.

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