KARACHI: Four personnel of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) were on Friday dismissed from service for illegally detaining some persons and releasing them after taking a bribe.

CTD DIG Asif Aijaz Shaikh said that the dismissed officers were identified as Sub-Inspector Rafaqat Ali, Assistant Sub-Inspector Liaquat Ali, ASI Jahanzeb Ahmed and ASI Mohammed Haris.

The police said that they illegally arrested four persons on April 6 within the remit of the Tipu Sultan police station and released them after getting a bribe.

Their dismissal order stated that their “criminal acts had brought bad name to the department and showed that they were corrupt and criminal minded police officers whose retention in the police department will reflect the worst impression among the general public”.

Body found in Surjani Town

Meanwhile, the Edhi Foundation said a body bearing torture marks was recovered from bushes in Saiful Marri Goth of Surjani Town on Friday.

The deceased was identified as 35-year-old Irfan Bashir.

Published in Dawn, April 27th, 2024