IG urges citizens to shift injured to hospitals without fear

Says people putting efforts to save a life will not be included in investigation, rather will be rewarded

KARACHI:

IG Sindh Ghulam Nabi Memon has made a big humanitarian announcement. He has said that the citizen who takes any person, who is injured in a road mishap or in a firing incident, to the hospital will not be forced to be a witness in the case, but rather will be rewarded for putting efforts to save a precious life.

In this regard, written instructions have been issued to all the DIGs and SSPs.

The IG says that the citizens hesitate to take the injured people of firing and accident to the hospital due to the fear of investigation by the police. By the time the injured is transferred to the hospital through ambulance, the person succumbs to injuries.

Memon further said that if citizens see any injured person on the road, they should immediately take the injured to the hospital. The police will not compel the person helping the victims to be a witness.

Rather, the citizen who helps an injured person will be rewarded by the police.

Following the instructions of IG Sindh, the Sindh Police have issued a letter to all the districts.

IG Sindh said that promoting the concept of community policing is the need of the hour. Community policing can be used as an effective tool against crime and criminal elements under which strengthening the bold actions of the citizens against the crimes and their morale has become a need of the hour.

The IG Sindh added that in the first phase, all the private CCTV cameras installed in the city are under consideration to be connected with Madadgar 15 system and this initiative will be implemented soon. Timely and effective police action against robbery mugging and snatching etc. will also be made successful and effective.

IG Sindh said that real success against crime depends on coordinated and concrete police action, apart from the first information that citizens give to the concerned police against crime individually or collectively.

Citizens will not only be felicitated for taking bold action against crime and sharing crime-related details with the police, but will also be given certificates of appreciation along with cash rewards.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 17^th, 2022.