CPLC chief Ahmed Chinoy removed from position: sources

Chinoy will reportedly be replaced with a new CPLC chief in a week's time

KARACHI: Ahmed Chinoy has reportedly been removed from his position as Citizen-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) chief, sources said on Tuesday.

Chinoy, who had been serving as the CPLC chief for three-and-a-half years, will now be replaced with a new head of the body in a week’s time. His resignation was reportedly sought by Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan.

On January 27, Rangers personnel carried out a raid on the residence of Chinoy and allegedly recovered the mother of a young abductee along with Rs1.5 million in ransom.

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According to an earlier report, Rangers had contended that the CPLC chief was brokering negotiations between the mother of the kidnapped victim and his captors when they carried out the raid. They also claimed that following the raid, the kidnappers released the abductee and fled.

However, the CPLC chief had rejected the allegations comprehensively.

Both the CPLC and the Rangers Special Task Force handle kidnapping cases in the city. In the aforementioned case, they allegedly got into a fight when it came to taking credit for the abductee's safe recovery.

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The CPLC was set up in 1989 with the aim of solving problems faced by residents of Karachi, where vehicle theft, kidnappings and extortion is the order of the day.

A Rangers task-force was formed only last year but with the same goals. A lack of coordination between the two has, however, compromised both their successes.