HYDERABAD, Feb 27: Sakhi Pir police on Wednesday lodged a criminal case against four excise police officials on charges of making advances to the daughters of a widow.

The widow had to move the session’s court to order the law enforcers to register her FIR after police refused to register the case. The case has been lodged under sections 392, 347, 167, 34 PPC against excise and taxation officer (ETO) Hameedullah Arain, Inspector Saleemullah Samoon, constables Ali Nawaz Chandio and Ali Ahmed Bhatti.

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