20 Gujranwala cops dismissed

GUJRANWALA:

City Police Officer (CPO) Dr Sardar Ghias Gul Khan has dismissed 20 police officials and demoted two sub-inspectors over allegations of corruption, misuse of authority, prolonged absence and leaving special law and order duty without permission, police said.

According to the CPO, disciplinary action was taken following departmental inquiries into various incidents of misconduct, including alleged cowardice and desertion during special law and order duties.

Those dismissed include Sub-Inspector Kamran Tufail and constables Ghulam Abbas, Shahbaz Akhtar, Ahmed Raza, Muhammad Tariq, Muhammad Sufyan, Abdul Rauf, Qaiser Nawaz, Muhammad Khalid, Shakeel Shaukat, Faraz Ahmed, Shahid Usman, Asif Fareed and Shahid Raza, as well as Driver Constable Iftikhar Ahmed, the CPO said.

The CPO added that Sub-Inspector Mushtaq, who was recently arrested during an Anti-Corruption Establishment trap raid in a corruption case, had also been dismissed from service.

Sub-Inspectors Ishtiaq and Yaseen were demoted to assistant sub-inspectors over corruption-related allegations.

Lady Sub-Inspector Tehzeeb Shaukat and Lady Constable Iman Aziz were dismissed over prolonged absence, while Traffic Assistant Abdullah was removed from service for allegedly misbehaving with a senior officer and neglecting his duties.

Constable Muhammad Arshad was also dismissed for allegedly providing preferential treatment to suspects facing drug-related cases while producing them before a court during judicial duty.