Tag: Sindh police

  • Chai ka waqt: Sindh SSP serves tea to political leaders

    Chai ka waqt: Sindh SSP serves tea to political leaders

    Sindh Police took action on Sunday after footage of a Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) serving tea to political leaders went viral on social media.

    Sindh Inspector General (IG) Ghulam Nabi Memon termed the officer’s action “very wrong”, adding that a written explanation will be sought from him.

    IG Memon added that though the act was done in an individual capacity, nonetheless the officer will have to give an answer.

    The viral video shows the senior cop serving tea to political leaders who are participating in a ceremony. Sindh minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Saeed Ghani can also be seen in the video.

    A SSP is a BPS-19 grade officer in the government of Pakistan.

  • Police officers alleged to have taken money from national cricketers arrested, suspended

    Police officers alleged to have taken money from national cricketers arrested, suspended

    Update:

    Four police officers who allegedly forced national cricketers Sohaib Maqsood and Amir Yameen to give them money have been arrested and suspended.

    According to Geo,’ SSP Haider Raza has said that on the orders of IG Sindh, action was taken against police officials who took money from cricketers. DIG Shaheed Benazirabad has compiled an inquiry report on the issue .

    According to the DIG, four policemen of Sakrand police station were found involved, and legal action is being taken against them. Sindh police officials say that the SHO and chief secretary of Sakrand police station have been suspended for neglect of duty and the inquiry report is being sent to IG Sindh.

    Cricketers allege Sindh Police forced them to pay bribes

    Pakistani cricketers Aamir Yameen and Sohaib Maqsood have alleged that Sindh police asked them for bribed, refusing to let them go until they did so.

    On November 27, national cricketer Sohaib Maqsood wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “We are very lucky to live in Punjab and not in Sindh, for the first time in my life I am traveling from Karachi to Multan by road and the Sindh police are so corrupt that after every 50 km they stops you and asks for money, If you don’t pay, you are threatened to be taken to the police station without any reason.”

    In another of his tweets, he said, “If you gave them money, after 50 km you will be stopped again, we told them that we are international cricketers who are going to Multan after our match in Karachi. Still, they took 8,000 rupees and then let us go.”

    Aamir Yameen also narrated the same incident on X, detailing how he was harassed by Sindh Police during the journey.

    IG Sindh Rifat Raja took notice of the tweets and DIG Shaheed Benazirabad has been ordered to investigate immediately.

    IG Sindh said, “Strict action should be taken against the officials involved in the incident.”

    Sohaib Maqsood and Aamir Yameen were representing the Multan region in the National T20 Cup.

  • Bodies of 12 girls found drugged and dumped in Karachi, says Sindh Police

    Bodies of 12 girls found drugged and dumped in Karachi, says Sindh Police

    In a shocking discovery by the Sindh Police, bodies of at least twelve young girls have been found over a short span of time. They are suspected to be killed by overdose of prohibited drugs at dance parties in different farmhouses in Karachi.

    The body of the first girl was found in the jurisdiction of Sachal Police Station on September 27. In a first of its kind case, Sindh Police Special Investigation Unit (SIU) SSP Junaid Sheikh has revealed that as per the records of rescue agencies, 12 young girls have been found in the past few weeks. They were given illegal drugs before being dumped at unknown locations.

    Police could not find any related records of the deceased, leading them to connecting the dots and starting an investigation into the deaths as a continuation of previous occurrences.

    SIU has sealed the farmhouse of a government servant and arrest four caretakers, including a woman and a manager. They are being interrogated about the corpses.

    The police have also taken rescue agencies on board to prevent such cases in future.

  • Sindh police launches ‘Talash’ app to fight street crimes in Karachi

    Sindh police launches ‘Talash’ app to fight street crimes in Karachi

    The Talash (search) app was introduced by Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ghulam Nabi Memon on Monday at Central Police Office in an effort to combat street crime in Karachi with the help of contemporary technology.

    According to Express, the regional police head said that the app would be an “effective tool” in the fight against crime at the launch event.

    “This Talash App will be utilised as an effective and best weapon against crimes and in taking action against criminals,” the IGP said.

    The device’s goal was to enhance criminal investigation and eradication, he continued, adding that the Sindh police were using technology more frequently to reduce crime.

    Memon stated that a committee had been established to give investigators modern training, and that Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had authorised spending money to strengthen policing by purchasing “world-class technology.”

    The IGP stated that the device’s initial rollout was in Karachi and that it would “very soon” expand to other districts.

    The device, according to Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) (Information Technology) Parvez Ahmed Chandio, is intended to reduce street crimes.

    He claimed that it would guarantee identity checks while on patrol. The DIG continued, “This is transportable technology as it is easy to carry it.”

    Chandio emphasised the device’s key attributes by saying, “Data of Nadra (National Database and Registration Authority) and other institutions can be accessible using this device.

  • Twitterati praise Police, Rangers for saving blasphemy-accused from charged mob

    Twitterati praise Police, Rangers for saving blasphemy-accused from charged mob

    The Sindh Police and Rangers dispersed a mob that had gathered outside the home of a Hindu sanitary worker accused of alleged blasphemy on Sunday. The incident took place in Hyderabad, Sindh.

    People on social media are praising the role of the law enforcement agencies for saving the accused from the charged mob.

    Have a look at some reactions:

    https://twitter.com/alysalmaan/status/1561453107803979776

    https://twitter.com/Natsecjeff/status/1561386456739971073
    What happened?

    According to the police, a Hindu sanitary worker was targeted as a result of a personal dispute with a local resident. The accused man has been identified as Ashok Kumar, and he was charged with blasphemy under Section 295-B for allegedly desecrating the Quran.

    The case was registered on the complaint of Bilal, son of Bundo Khan Abbasi.

    After the news spread, a charged mob gathered around an apartment building and demanded that he should be handed over.

    Police then dispersed the violent mob.

  • Sindh police on high alert to avoid thefts

    Sindh police on high alert to avoid thefts

    In order to avoid thefts, purse snatchings, and other street crimes ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, Sindh Inspector General Gulam Nabi Memon has placed the police of every precinct on the routes leading to Super Highway Cattle Market on high alert.

    The decision was made knowing that sellers and buyers of sacrificial animals both carry large sums of cash in their pockets, making them targets for thieves.

    In this regard, the chief of Sindh’s police presided over a conference to go over in detail the security measures related to Eid-ul-Azha.

    Memon stated that it is important to ensure the execution of security measures and other choices pertaining to the contingency plan for Eid-ul-Azha.

    He gave the order that police officers assigned to district-level security duty receive a thorough briefing.

    According to him, security at imam bargahs, mosques, animal sacrifice sites, and the main thoroughfares of the cattle market and surrounding regions should be made extremely strong and extraordinary.

    The IG stated that it is important to guarantee that the code of conduct on animal sacrifice is followed, and that in doing so, registered organisations, animal welfare organisations, and other stakeholders should be given the benefit of the doubt.

    A further directive from the IG Sindh was to maintain passenger safety on all Sindhi highways and to improve communication between the police in all districts and the relevant highway and motorway authorities.

    Officials were instructed to coordinate police picketing and patrols on highways, roads, and other designated locations while conducting checking and surveillance on Sindh’s inbound and departure routes as well as video recording.

  • ‘Sindh police want to kidnap me, husband’: The Minor

    ‘Sindh police want to kidnap me, husband’: The Minor

    The Minor, an alleged 14-year-old girl, who claims she is 18-years-old, went missing in Karachi in April. She later revealed that she ran away from home to marry Zaheer Ahmed, 21. She has now stated that the couple’s lives are in danger.

    The Minor revealed in a video message that she had eloped with her husband and travelled to Lahore to marry him. “While the Constitution and the law of this country allow me to marry whomever I want and I can live wherever I want under the law, my life is in danger,” she said.

    The Minor went on to say that she is “happy married and lives a quiet life in Lahore,” and that her in-laws treat her well. “People on social media are calling my in-laws part of some gang, but that is a baseless allegation. They are respectable people and are even better than my parents,” she added.

    The Minor also revealed that before eloping, she wrote her parents a letter in which she “clearly stated the reasons for leaving her home.”

    The Minor, who went missing last month was found by the police. Her parents claim that their daughter has been forced into this marriage.

  • Sindh govt decides to arrest unvaccinated people

    The Sindh Government has decided to arrest unvaccinated people in the province, following the new directions from the National Commands and Operation Centre (NCOC), Business Recorder has reported.

    Travellers on motorways would require to get vaccinated by September 20, as per a notification issued by the Sindh Home Department in light of fresh directives issued by the NCOC.

    The notification further added that if a company’s employees are proven to be unvaccinated, its buses and other equipment will be confiscated.

    Unvaccinated employees would be barred from working in hotels and restaurants, including those who provide home delivery services.

    Pakistan recorded 2167 number of Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 4.22 per cent.

  • VIDEO: Sindh governor’s dog enjoying police protocol in Karachi?

    It seems even pets of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Sindh Governor Imran Ismail enjoy police protocol in Karachi.

    According to a video that went viral on social media, a dog can be seen enjoying a ride in a government SUV on the roads of the provincial capital, with its head hanging out of the window.

    A police vehicle is also seen tailing the Prado as a part of its security protocol. No one can be seen accompanying the dog in the video, but the governor says that his family members were travelling in the vehicle when the video was shot.

    The video was posted by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Taimoor Talpur. Talpur said that he filmed the video after he came out of the Chief Minister House following a meeting, as per a report in Geo News.

    Subsequently, a clarification was issued by the governor on Twitter. Ismail clarified the police mobile was accompanying the vehicle to protect his family that was also travelling in it. “The police van was not there for protocol but to protect the family,” he said, adding that it is a “frivolous move” to make such videos.

    “The person [Talpur] who made the video is part of a corrupt government,” he alleged.

  • Autopsy says body of Khairpur ASI was torched to cover up murder

    Autopsy says body of Khairpur ASI was torched to cover up murder

    The nephew of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Manzoor Wassan was killed before being burnt along with his vehicle, disclosed an autopsy report.

    Bilawal Wassan, who was an assistant sub-inspector posted in Khairpur, was found dead a couple of days ago near Shah Abdul Latif University police station in Bhargani.

    The post-mortem report revealed that ASI Wassan was burnt posthumously to make his death look like a traffic accident. “His hands and legs had been cut and there were fractures in his skull and ribs,” the post-mortem report quoted by Geo News said.

    According to the news channel, the Sindh police have so far detained two suspects — friends of the deceased.

    One of them, Faraz Rajput, was taken into custody from Karachi. Rajput, upon investigated, told the police that the unidentified body in the car was that of Wassan. 

    The Wassan family spokesperson said this was a planned murder. He said the police officer was first killed and later his vehicle was burnt to cover up evidence.

    The funeral prayers of Bilawal Wassan offered at his native village Haji Nawab Wassan, which was attended by Manzoor Wassan, Nawab Wassab, Munawar Wassan and other people of the area.