Wrong entry of national identity card number in police report has put a citizen in hot water.
Muhammad Qadeer stated before a Sindh High Court (SHC) bench that he regularly gets calls from police investigators, although he has nothing to do with the case in question.
"My employer has warned that he will fire me if I am involved in any police case," Qadeer told a two-member bench headed by Justice Naimatullah Phulphoto.
The investigation officer submitted that the name of the suspect was Kamran, but the report writer made a mistake in entering the CNIC number. Sadly, a mistake of few digits made it Qadeer's CNIC number and now he is on the police records.
The court directed the IO to verify the travel history and phone location of Qadeer and submit a report in the next hearing.
Missing persons
The bench, headed by Justice Naimatullah Phulphoto, heard the petitions regarding the missing persons.
The family of Aftab Ahmad Brohi states before the court that he has been missing since the last three years.
The officer representing the police said that Brohi was nominated in a case and was under arrest.
Besides Brohi, police provided the court with reports regarding the recovery of Hasan Ali Magsi and Zardar Khan, who were missing from the limits of the Boat Basin police station.
Magsi and Khan were wanted by the police and now they have returned home.
The family of missing citizen, Noor Muhammad, appeared in the court.
The family told the court that Noor Muhammad has been missing for the last twelve years and the authorities have not yet taken any action.
The court questioned the Investigating Officer (IO) as to why no action had been taken up to this point.
The IO said that numerous JITs have been convened and letters have also been issued to the detention centres.
The court ruled that efforts for the recovery of Noor Muhammad, Habib Khan, Syed Naveed, and other individuals must continue.
Additionally, the court mandated that photographs of the missing persons be displayed in public places. The court adjourned the hearing till April 18 while seeking a progress report from the IO on the next hearing.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 13th, 2024.
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