ISLAMABAD: Sihala police have registered a case against a person who died six years ago.

Rashid Razaq, a resident of Sihala police station limits, told Dawn that on October 15 a group of men had tried to occupy land belonging to one Imtiaz Bibi and her two sons, Zulfiqar Ali and Sajjad Ali.

He said: “Zulfiqar and Sajjad tried to stop the men and threw stones at them. The men reacted by opening fire at them. Imtiaz Bibi then tried to file a complaint with the police but she was ignored.”

The police deny that Imtiaz Bibi had come to them with a complaint.

Mr Razaq said the trespassers filed a complaint against Imtiaz Bibi and her sons and also included Makhan Khan, a man who has been dead for six years, in their report. He added: “The FIR states that Makhan Khan was armed and had threatened and attacked the encroaching men.”

A police source said the police were required by law to register an FIR as soon as a complaint is made.

“We registered the FIR when the men came to us. After investigations, if we find that one of the men mentioned in the FIR is dead, we will remove his name from the report.” He added, “The police don’t work like the FIA, which investigates first and then registers an FIR. Our process is different.”

Published in Dawn, October 19th, 2015

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