Case against 7 policemen ordered

Published June 22, 2003

SARGODHA, June 21: A special judge of the Anti-Corruption Establishment ordered registration of a case against seven policemen of Sillanwali, including its SHO, for allegedly taking bribe from a person for his release.

Shahid Akhtar said that he had moved court alleging that police often raided his house, misbehaved with women and tried to implicate them in a drug case.

To take revenge, he alleged that SHO Ghulam Fareed, SI Sahib Khan, ASIs Akram, Arif and others again raided his house, insulted women, and took him to the police station.

Later, they released him after taking Rs6,000 in bribe, he further blamed.

At this, the ACE judge directed the anti-corruption police to register a case against the policemen.

Opinion

Editorial

Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....