Foreign women abduction case: FIR registered against Lahore SHO, two policemen
Key takeaways
- The complainant alleged that the SHO and the armed police personnel forcibly entered the judicial officer’s residence while carrying weapons and threatened the occupants.
- The FIR further states that the SHO allegedly pressured Judicial Magistrate Azhar Mahmood to speak with senior police officers over the phone.
- A separate request has also been submitted to the Inspector General (IG) of Punjab, seeking disciplinary action against the Defence C SHO and two unidentified police officials over the incident.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize LAHORE: A first information report (FIR) has been registered against the SHO of Defence C police station and two police personnel for allegedly illegally entering the official residence of a judicial magistrate and issuing threats, in connection with the case involving the alleged abduction and rape of foreign women by Raza Dar, ARY News reported.
According to the FIR, registered on the complaint of the watchman of the Judicial Rest House in Dharampura, SHO Faryad Ashraf and two police officials have been booked for allegedly trespassing into the government residence of Judicial Magistrate Cantt Azhar Mahmood and intimidating those present.
The complainant alleged that the SHO and the armed police personnel forcibly entered the judicial officer’s residence while carrying weapons and threatened the occupants.