LAHORE: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) operation Sajid Kiyani on Sunday suspended the New Anarkali station house officer (SHO) for allegedly torturing citizens over violation of coronavirus SOPs.

A video circulated on different social media websites showed that New Anarkali SHO Muhammad Ahmed was holding a baton and torturing the citizens for not wearing masks and violating coronavirus SOPs.

Other policemen were also seen baton-charging the shopkeepers in different markets of Anarkali area over SOPs breach.

The citizens were criticising the police officials for torturing the passersby and shopkeepers over violations and demanded action.

Meanwhile, DIG operation Mr Kiyani took notice of the incident and suspended the SHO from service.

He said no one would be allowed to take law into their hands and action would be taken against those policemen involved in misbehaving with the citizens.

He appealed to the citizens to cooperate with the police for implementation of the SOPs.

Meanwhile, 266 cases were registered against the people involved in violation of coronavirus SOPs in the city.

Published in Dawn, May 10th, 2021