Show-cause notices have been issued to 36 police officials following the targeted killing of former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MPA Chaudhry Adnan in Rawalpindi.
City Police Officer (CPO) Syed Khalid Hamdani has instructed the headquarters SP to conduct a thorough inquiry within 48 hours and submit a report.
According to a senior police officer who spoke on the condition of anonymity to The Express Tribune, Chaudhry Adnan was targeted and killed at the Jinnah Park traffic signal in the Red Zone.
Despite the presence of 36 police officers on duty around the crime scene, the accused managed to escape easily, and no action was taken by any of the police officers.
The murder occurred just a few yards away from where the police personnel were stationed at Police Yadgar Shahada and Police Lines Main Gate. In response to this negligence, CPO Rawalpindi has directed the issuance of show-cause notices to all officials involved and mandated a comprehensive inquiry, with a report due within two days.
The CPO has also requested the retrieval of CCTV camera recordings around the crime scene to ascertain the positions of the police personnel during the incident.
Sources said this step aims to determine whether the officers were on duty or not. In ongoing efforts, senior police officers are utilising the CCTV footage to identify the target killers and have initiated actions to apprehend the individuals named in the FIR.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 15th 2024.
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