LAHORE: The head of a police checkpost was suspended on Tuesday for illegally detaining a suspect in Kahna area, according to officials.

The development came as a video clip of the suspect in chains went viral on social media, prompting Lahore Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Operations Faisal Kamran to take notice.

The suspect, identified as Mukhtar, was reportedly being kept at the police checkpost for the last four days.

Lahore Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mohammad Tauqir told Dawn that the suspect was found in chains, and the Lakhoki checkpost In-charge subinspector Adnan Virk was found guilty of keeping him in illegal custody.

The SSP said that, as per the initial police record, no first information report had been lodged against the suspect.

However, local residents claimed that the suspect was involved in criminal activities and they had complained to the police to arrest and investigate him.

Meanwhile, DIG Kamran said that the official was not authorised to detain the suspect at the checkpost even after the registration of a case.

“The suspect can only be sent to the lock-up of the police station concerned,” he added.

He appointed the Kahna Circle assistant subinspector as the inquiry officer to further investigate the incident.