IGP directs officials to complete charge sheets
Khan stressed the need for speedy disposal of cases and transparent investigation.
ISLAMABAD:
The capital’s top cop has directed officers to complete investigations and submit charge-sheets in cases pending before the courts within a week.
IGP Tahir Alam Khan set the timeframe in a meeting held at the traffic police’s office in F-8 on Tuesday. Giving details, a spokesperson said around 400 to 500 cases were pending with the police because of non-submission of charge-sheets.
Khan stressed the need for speedy disposal of cases and transparent investigation. “Policing is a service-oriented job and every official must serve with devotion,” he said.
He added that police officials responsible for delaying FIR registration would face strict disciplinary action.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 26th, 2015.
The capital’s top cop has directed officers to complete investigations and submit charge-sheets in cases pending before the courts within a week.
IGP Tahir Alam Khan set the timeframe in a meeting held at the traffic police’s office in F-8 on Tuesday. Giving details, a spokesperson said around 400 to 500 cases were pending with the police because of non-submission of charge-sheets.
Khan stressed the need for speedy disposal of cases and transparent investigation. “Policing is a service-oriented job and every official must serve with devotion,” he said.
He added that police officials responsible for delaying FIR registration would face strict disciplinary action.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 26th, 2015.