Organised Crime Unit DIG reinstated
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The Punjab government has reinstated Organised Crime Unit (OCU) Deputy Inspector General Liaqat Ali Malik who had been removed from the post and made an officer on special duty (OSD).
The official had faced allegations of manhandling staff members of a private hospital and some journalists along with other personnel.
Reportedly, his father was under treatment at the hospital in
Johar Town.
The caretaker chief minister of Punjab had taken notice of the incident.
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DIG Malik had been removed from the post of the OCU chief and made an OSD.
However, the Services and General Administration Department issued the order of his restoration to his post on Thursday.
The order read, “This department’s notification of even number dated 25.12.2023 transfering Capt (retd) Liaqat Ali Malik, Deputy Inspector of Police Organised Crime Unit Lahore, and directing him to report to S&GAD is hereby withdrawn/cancelled ab initio.”
Published in The Express Tribune, January 5th, 2024.