Several cops, including DSP, SHOs, suspended

The city police chief has suspended a DSP and two SHOs, along with 16 head moharrars and 40 other personnel on allegations of failure to control crime and involvement in criminal activities.

SDPO Sohrab Goth Arshad Janjua faced suspension for his purported inability to control crime and alleged patronage of criminal elements within his police station's limits. He has been directed to report to the Karachi Police Office.

SHO SITE Superhighway police station Ejaz Masan and SHO Sohrab Goth police station Ashraf Jogi have been suspended and transferred to the Police Headquarters in Garden. Sharing details, a police spokesman said that AIG Khadim Hussain Rind has ordered a departmental inquiry against 15 SHOs in the Karachi range. In East Zone, eight head moharrars and 21 other police officers were suspended after allegations of sponsoring crimes against them were substantiated. In West Zone, seven moharrars and eight other officials faced suspension. In South Zone, one head moharrar and 11 other officials were suspended.

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The city police chief has taken departmental action against a total of 82 police officers and personnel. Six officials from the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA), as well as personnel from the traffic and security zones within the three zones of the Karachi range, have also been suspended.

In a message to his force, AIG Rind emphasised a zero-tolerance policy for corruption and negligence, stating that officers and officials found involved in criminal activities would face severe departmental action. Any negligence in the execution of duties will not be tolerated.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 11^th, 2024.