Islamabad police SHO accused of inflicting custodial torture suspended, inquiry initiated
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The Islamabad police on Saturday suspended Station House Officer Irshad and initiated an inquiry after lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir accused him of inflicting custodial torture on an unidentified man at Karachi Company police station in the G-9 area of the capital.
The police said that the decision to suspend the SHO was taken on Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah's directives to conduct a fair inquiry.
"Strict action will be taken if found guilty; law enforcers found to be involved in any illegal activity will not be tolerated," the police said.
Earlier, the police said that Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Dr Akbar Nasir Khan took notice of the incident and ordered the Saddar superintendent of police to conduct a transparent inquiry and submit a report under the supervision of the senior superintendent of police (operations).
"There is no room for violence in police custody," the IGP said.
The allegation against the now suspended SHO Irshad was brought to light by Mazari-Hazir, who said she was at the G9 police station for a separate matter when she "heard screams coming from a smaller room in main SHO's room."
"I walked in and saw this SHO Irshad beating the life out of someone in custody. The man was lying on the floor and SHO Irshad was stepping on his face," she alleged.
Mazari also shared a video of her confrontation with the SHO in which she can be seen asking for the police officer's badge number while he refuses to oblige.
Upon being questioned by the SHO about how the matter was relevant to her, Mazari said she was a lawyer.
"Thank God there were multiple witnesses other than me who heard the screams. This SHO Irshad has no business being on the police force," she tweeted and called on the Islamabad police to take action.
She later posted that she had filed a complaint for the registration of a case against the SHO and would be pursuing the matter with her lawyer.
According to the complaint she posted online, the alleged incident occurred at 11pm on Friday. The complaint also alleged that the SHO had taken a bribe from a "person in civilian clothes" who had come out from the room in which the purported custodial torture took place.
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Oct 08, 2022 11:07pm
Brave girl
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Oct 08, 2022 11:11pm
Look at his face of terror. He may be a recruited ex goon.
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Oct 08, 2022 11:12pm
Can’t trust police at all, only army will rescue us if needed.
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Oct 08, 2022 11:23pm
Well done ! Thanks for Taking stand against these ill practices of our society.
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Oct 08, 2022 11:23pm
Not all but most of the policemen in our country have a criminal background. The gentleman in the picture looks like a cold blooded murderer just like Rao Anwar. That reminds us what happened to Rao Anwar's case?
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Oct 08, 2022 11:25pm
This cockeyed should be punished!
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Oct 08, 2022 11:35pm
This is True of face of this country's police that's why common peoples are sufferings.
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Oct 08, 2022 11:36pm
He looks more like a goon than SHO
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Oct 08, 2022 11:39pm
Poor SHO, has been made a scapegoat on the complaint of the fake Asma Jeelani.
Yes, its a wrong practice but to suspend a police officer doesn’t address the issue, infact it would send a confusing message to all police officers, who have learnt only such techniques to interrogate criminals. If an action is a must, then Why not upgrade policing by introducing and training them with modern techniques of interrogation. Otherwise this action is nothing but beating around the bush.
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Oct 08, 2022 11:47pm
Suspension is an eyewash. Technically, if found guilty, the victim of this alleged violence should be allowed to do the same to the perpetrator. Although I feel nothing will happen as I have no confidence that the notorious Islamabad Police will do a fair inquiry on one of its own.
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Oct 08, 2022 11:52pm
I am sorry to say this, but the guy has a guilty look of a convict written all over his face.
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Oct 08, 2022 11:55pm
We need more courageous people like Imaan Zainab Mazari Hazir.
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Oct 08, 2022 11:57pm
Good job
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Oct 08, 2022 11:58pm
Imagine how many cases like these go unnoticed. This only made to media caz the lawyer was in the station luckly!
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Oct 09, 2022 12:01am
Custodial torture is very rampant in the police stations of the capital.
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Oct 09, 2022 12:13am
Make Police Force clean.
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Oct 09, 2022 12:16am
This man looks cruel from his picture, looks mentally unstable and should never be a cop. Should be arrested for assault.
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Oct 09, 2022 12:30am
Any possibility that Pakistan get a better place to live.
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Oct 09, 2022 12:39am
There wickedness in his eyes. Remember that the is eye is the window to your brains.
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Oct 09, 2022 12:42am
Imaan Zainab Mazari zindabad- We are proud of you
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Oct 09, 2022 12:45am
He looks a goon by his face.
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Oct 09, 2022 12:48am
Good Work Iman.
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Oct 09, 2022 12:50am
Looks like a thug perhaps a relative of Subedar Sanaullah!
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Oct 09, 2022 01:09am
Nothing new about this sordid rampant thana culture where the SHO torture accused of petty crimes even without getting physical remand in public view. We need to reform where police is still operating under 1898 penal code given to us by our colonial masters. We need such daring citizens like imman Zainab to come forward and take these culprits to court so that others are deterred from practicing with impunity.
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Oct 09, 2022 01:20am
Saw the video...his reactions are not that of a person telling the truth...even if a suspect is guilty, police has no right to harm them whatsoever...this sho obviously accepted money from someone to take such an action...should be made an example of
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Oct 09, 2022 01:39am
This is something which goes on routinely at all police stations in Pakistan
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Oct 09, 2022 01:42am
This SHO has blood in his eyes. He looks like PDM appointment.
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Oct 09, 2022 02:05am
Is this even a news? That’s the normal way of police investigation in Pakistan if the accused is not rich or influential.
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Oct 09, 2022 02:19am
Wow our interior minister is in high gear , sir you are taking action because someone is caught red handed , this brutality is practiced across Pakistan in our police hold ups day and night, this is an open secret. Please initiate some major reforms. Install monitoring cameras in police stations for remote monitoring by specially assigned independent staff and report any irregularities live.
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Oct 09, 2022 02:19am
Everyone is just suspended. He should be arrested and being investigated.
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Oct 09, 2022 02:27am
These criminals in Police should be made accountable.
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Oct 09, 2022 02:37am
I am happy to see that the young female lawyer had the courage to stand up. Hats off to you.
In our society, many of us, including men, would turn to the other side, saying this is Pakistan, and these things happen every day and everywhere. But, the same society complains about bad things happening but prefers to keep silent when the time is to stand up. Dead souls don't have the right to complain. Stand up and get justice instead of begging for it.
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Oct 09, 2022 03:05am
What a pathetic human being. Looks like a pml n supporter too
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Oct 09, 2022 03:09am
Police force needed Interior Minister to intervene even after viral footage. That pretty much sums up state of police in Pakistan. .
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Oct 09, 2022 03:14am
Excessive torturing and resorting to violence inhumanly by police on the accused( in custody) is a routine matter throughout Pakistan.
Rights of accused to life, safety and security are strictly observed in letter and spirit throughout the civilized world, Why not in Pakistan.
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Oct 09, 2022 03:25am
Looks like a thug from his appearance abd the style of his conversation with authentic lady lawyer. He should face the same consequences.
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Oct 09, 2022 03:30am
Suspension of a police of a police temporarily involved in violence is not a permanent solution!
Every citizen according to our constitution has inviolable right to be secured from mental and physical torture, while he is or she under custody! Violation of such right should have been dealt severely and disciplinary proceeding if initiated against any delinquent police officer must be logically concluded.
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Oct 09, 2022 03:35am
SHO looks like a criminal from his face
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Oct 09, 2022 04:11am
He should be fired and and make an example of breaking the law
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Oct 09, 2022 04:12am
Just removed and no case or jail?
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Oct 09, 2022 05:10am
Too little, too late.
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Oct 09, 2022 05:40am
Torture in police custody is normal in Pakistan, so sad,
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Oct 09, 2022 05:46am
Police torture and corruption not uncommon in Pakistan. I salute this lawyer for standing up to this thug SHO for his unacceptable behaviour.
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Oct 09, 2022 05:52am
We have heard too many tales of police officer behaving badly. His actions are reprehensible and he deserves strict punishment.
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Oct 09, 2022 06:20am
Corrupt police is the major source of crime in Pakistan
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Oct 09, 2022 06:29am
A picture is worth a thousand words. SHO Sahib face is telling us that he is the younger version of Rana Sana Ullah Sahib.
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Oct 09, 2022 06:40am
In Pakistan police morality dilemma has a long history thus it's time for democratic and enlightened class in the country to bring change and reforms in police department and ensure the transition from violence to true essence of police ethics according to Islam and law of the land
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Oct 09, 2022 06:41am
Hats off to Mazari even though I disagree with her on many of her views .I request her to follow up as in most cases when it’s on news action is taken but after few weeks or even days things are back to normal and ShO will b back when dust settles
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Oct 09, 2022 06:47am
Good job Imaan! Well done. You have the guts. Not only this barbarian be suspended but fired from the police force.
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Oct 09, 2022 07:17am
He's a product of PML
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Oct 09, 2022 07:20am
A good news after long time about action by any administration.
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Oct 09, 2022 08:03am
This whole system is corrupt and enslaved to the rich and powerful. It needs a major make over where adherence to the law and the constitution must be the primary objective
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Oct 09, 2022 08:14am
Nice DP
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Oct 09, 2022 08:50am
Look at his face, does he looks like a policeman
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Oct 09, 2022 09:04am
It was one exceptional case in which Imaan Zainab Mazari was coincidently present in police station who took notice, otherwise, it is not a general practice of lawyers to always be in the police station to see as how many people are beaten severely by the police officials and some times person taken in custody die in police custody and his dead body is returned by the police by concocting the story that the man died due to heart failure.
Every one knows how police system works in the country.
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Oct 09, 2022 09:25am
Poor SHO, no one is a thief until caught.
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Oct 09, 2022 09:27am
What does ‘suspended’ actually mean. It means forced days off with or without pay. That’s all.
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Oct 09, 2022 09:29am
@Ali, for your information, all of them look exactly like that.
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Oct 09, 2022 09:30am
@Demagogue., how??
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Oct 09, 2022 09:30am
@Retired, abroad!
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Oct 09, 2022 09:52am
These people wearing uniforms think they have unlimited authority
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Oct 09, 2022 12:22pm
It looks to me a cookedup story..they are habitual liars..
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Oct 09, 2022 10:13pm
Hats off to Imaan Zainab Mazari to high light mischief of Islamabad SHO police.He should be sent behind the bar after completing a judicial inquiry .(Texas)
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