LAHORE: Police claimed on Wednesday to have registered a case against a woman for allegedly attacking and abusing a warden over car parking in Liberty Market.

A video shared widely on social media showed a warden asking a woman not to park her vehicle on the road as it would create congestion. The unidentified woman could be seen violating traffic rules, abusing, hitting the warden on his face and hurling threats of dire consequences.

However, the warden could be seen calling women police constables to arrest the woman for violating traffic rules, hitting, abusing and hurling threats of dire consequences at him. He lodged a complaint at the Gulberg police station and a case under sections 186, 290, 291 and 353 of the PPC was registered.

As the video went viral on social media, Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) retired Capt Syed Hammad Abid ordered raids for arresting the woman. A police team raided her house, but could not find her there. Her vehicle was seized.

A police press release stated the incident had taken place two days ago when the woman had wrongly parked her car on the main road in front of a fast food shop near the Liberty Market exit, causing a traffic jam and congestion. Warden Furqan asked her to park the car on a side, which is when all hell broke loose.

She made a phone call and asked the warden to speak to her father. Upon his refusal, the woman allegedly slapped and hit him repeatedly, and fled from the scene.

The CTO took notice of the incident and issued instructions for the arrest of the woman.

He said the woman had slapped the warden and scratched his face with her nails, while he showed patience and forbearance. He said wardens were meant to protect the lives and property of citizens and such behaviour was intolerable.

Published in Dawn, July 9th, 2020

Opinion

Editorial

A hasty retreat
Updated 28 Nov, 2024

A hasty retreat

Govt should not extend its campaign of violence against PTI and its leaders, thinking it now has the upper hand. Enough is enough.
Lebanon truce
28 Nov, 2024

Lebanon truce

WILL it hold? That is the question many in the Middle East and beyond will be asking after a 60-day ceasefire ...
MDR anomaly removed
28 Nov, 2024

MDR anomaly removed

THE State Bank’s decision to remove its minimum deposit rate requirement for conventional banks on deposits from...
Islamabad march
Updated 27 Nov, 2024

Islamabad march

WITH emotions running high, chaos closes in. As these words were being written, rumours and speculation were all...
Policing the internet
27 Nov, 2024

Policing the internet

IT is chilling to witness how Pakistan — a nation that embraced the freedoms of modern democracy, and the tech ...
Correcting sports priorities
27 Nov, 2024

Correcting sports priorities

IT has been a lingering battle that has cast a shadow over sports in Pakistan: who are the national sports...