TAXILA: A police razakar opened fire on a shopkeeper after he failed to receive mobile credit from a loading facility due to alleged technical difficulties.

Sources said Uzair, a razakar deployed at Lalarukh police check-post, started firing with his weapon on a shopkeeper when he did not receive any credit on his mobile phone despite paying for it. Fortunately, the shopkeeper remained unhurt.

On hearing the gunshot, the nearby shopkeepers overpowered the accused and handed him over to his in charge, Sub-Inspector (SI) Sajid Mehmood, who refused to take legal action against Uzair.

As the matter reached the higher authorities, they rushed to the police checkpost and arrested the accused and registered a case against him.

It may be mentioned here that there has been massive public outrage against the behaviour of these police razakars, who have reportedly been misusing their power.

Moreover, on public complaints, the police authorities finally decided to take action against the cops, who were involved in minting money under various pretexts.

Published in Dawn, July 29th, 2014

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