Police Work: Are detectives qualified, asks SHC
The order came during the hearing of a petition for a young man missing since January 2010.
KARACHI:
The Sindh High Court has asked the chief of police to submit a list of all officers designated or working as investigating officers alongwith their educational qualifications and professional training. The order came during the hearing of a petition for a young man missing since January 2010. The bench had pointed out a number of lacunae and fatal mistakes in a report submitted by DSP Nayyar-ul Haq. The bench held that the police failed to professionally investigate. The DSP conceded that he was a simple graduate and has no training in the scientific collection of evidence. The case’s investigating officer is an undergraduate.
The Sindh High Court has asked the chief of police to submit a list of all officers designated or working as investigating officers alongwith their educational qualifications and professional training. The order came during the hearing of a petition for a young man missing since January 2010. The bench had pointed out a number of lacunae and fatal mistakes in a report submitted by DSP Nayyar-ul Haq. The bench held that the police failed to professionally investigate. The DSP conceded that he was a simple graduate and has no training in the scientific collection of evidence. The case’s investigating officer is an undergraduate.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 5th, 2011.