KARACHI: The SHO of the Sahil police station, who has been booked and arrested for releasing a suspect after allegedly getting a bribe, was granted bail by a judicial magistrate on Monday.
SSP-South Syed Asad Raza told Dawn that Inspector Shahid Adam Baloch was arrested “over his criminal negligence and providing illegal benefit to an accused”.
He said that the SHO had on Dec 17 arrested two men from Defence Phase VIII for allegedly possessing narcotics, but later he released one suspect after getting a bribe from him.
An inquiry was launched into the incident that confirmed criminal negligence and misuse of powers by the SHO and then an FIR was lodged at the Sahil police station, the SSP added.
On Monday, the investigating officer of the case produced suspect Baloch before Judicial Magistrate (South) Ali Sher Chandio to seek his 14-day physical remand in police custody for interrogation.
However, defence counsel Advocate Mahmood Korejo moved an application seeking grant of bail to the suspect.
He argued that the offences mentioned in the FIR were bailable in nature.
The magistrate granted post-arrest bail to the held police inspector against a surety of Rs20,000.
The court directed the suspect to cooperate with the police during investigation of the case.
Published in Dawn, December 20th, 2022
