LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday sought a detailed report from the district police officer (DPO) of Chiniot about illegal detention of a Ramzan Sugar Mill employee’s wife and children.

The DPO appeared before Justice Mazhar Iqbal Sidhu during in-camera proceedings and expressed his complete ignorance about the matter.

A bailiff had recovered Amina Ali and her four minor children from Saddar police station of Chiniot. Maternal uncle of the woman, Prof Mustajab Qureshi, filed the petition for the recovery of the mother and her children.

Expressing dismay over the police affairs, the judge asked the officer whether he was DPO of public or the rulers.

The judge directed the DPO to probe the matter and take the responsible police officials to task.

The judge also handed over Saddar SHO Muhammad Younas to the DPO with a direction to take strict action against him.

On Wednesday, the judge had placed the SHO under court arrest.

The judge adjourned hearing till Feb 23.

Amina Ali told the court that her husband Muhammad Ali, assistant cane manager at Ramzan Sugar Mill, was abducted by the police at the behest of the mill’s management. The sugar mill belongs to Sharif family.

Meanwhile, spokesman for the Ramzan Sugar Mills says the administration has no role in the matter.

Published in Dawn, January 30th, 2015

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