Capital cop charged with rape, torture of minors

An Islamabad police officer has been arrested on the charges of rape and torture of two street-connected children.

According to a police spokesperson, a case has also been registered against the sub-inspector at the Karachi Company police station. He further said Federal Police Sub-Inspector Sohaib Pasha, posted at Shams Colony police station in Islamabad, detained 12-year-old Abdullah and 11-year-old Abdul Rahman from the premises of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital and took them to Shams Colony police station.

The sub-inspector kept the children in custody for two days without making any record. The accused tortured the children after allegedly subjecting them to rape and left the children at the Edhi Centre. According to the police spokesperson, a case has been registered against the sub-inspector at the Karachi Company police station and he has been arrested.

Taking notice of the incident, the Islamabad Inspector General of Police and DIG ordered strict legal action against the accused. Apart from this, Islamabad DIG Syed Ali Raza has also suspended the SHO of Karachi Company police station, Naeemul Hasan for delaying case registration.

Meanwhile, a local court in Islamabad granted a four-day physical remand of the accused.

The federal capital police produced the suspect before the Judicial Magistrate Shehzad Khan's court and sought a seven-day physical remand. The prosecutor argued that the suspect's DNA test needs to be conducted, requiring a seven-day remand. However, the court granted a four-day physical remand instead.