Pakistan Crime
Pakistan: SHO, three constables suspended for ‘torturing’ citizen
Rawalpindi, Pakistan: A station house officer (SHO) and his three subordinates in Pakistan have been suspended for allegedly torturing a citizen, media reports said on Friday.
The victim lodged a complaint with the city police officer (CPO) Rawalpindi, in which he alleged that SHO Sadiqabad Tahir Rehan and three constables came to his snooker club, threatened him, and asked him to close it, reports Dawn News.
He further claimed that he was tortured and mistreated by the police.
After the victim brought the incident to the CPO’s notice, the police officials were suspended following a brief investigation.
The police spokesman told Dawn News torture and misuse of power could not be tolerated as per the policy of police high-ups.
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