Punjab Inspector General of Punjab Police (IGP) Faisal Shahkar, frustrated over the inordinate delay in the enquiries against deputy superintendents of police (DSPs), has asked the field officers to complete task on time.
Addressing all the additional inspectors general of police (AIGs) in Punjab, Lahore Capital City Police Officer, all regional police officers (RPOs), all DIGs (unit heads in Punjab, commandants,
Punjab Constabulary, police colleges and schools in Punjab and all staff officers in CPO wrote in a letter that the inquiries against DSPs were entrusted to various senior police officers. However, the incomplete files were sent to the IG office that caused unnecessary delay in official correspondence.
The IGP further wrote, “it has been observed that generally on transfer of the enquiry officer within the Punjab Police, the enquiry papers or files are returned without completing the inquiry report to this office for further directions, causing unnecessary delay”.
To overcome the matter, the IGP has asked for completion of the inquiry at the new place of posting by the enquiry officer.
Issuing the orders he said, “it is requested that all the officers under your administrative control may be informed to take such enquiry files with them at their new place of posting within the Punjab. Otherwise, it may be ensured through the concerned dealing hand that the same may be sent to the officer at his new place of posting instead of sending the same to this office for further guidance”.
An officer privy to the development shared that this was a serious issue when it came to the departmental working especially transfer and posting and promotions.
The pending enquiries against an official created hurdles for him. As part of the rule of business, he is supposed to get cleared in all inquiries against of the report.
In absence of a streamlined procedure, the accused officer had to wait or look for ways to get the enquiry report concluded.
Similarly, the backlog of the enquiry reports also created hurdles in shortlisting between the good and bad cops. The commanding officers fell short of choices as the pool of the subordinate officers was limited. They had to choose from the pool.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 14th, 2022.
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