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IG to be suspended if culprits not produced: CJP

Dunya News

CJP says police should produce the criminals in the court otherwise Punjab IG will be suspended.

A three-member bench headed by chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry heard the suo motu case subjecting to the killing of a woman on the directives of punchayet (local council) in Khanewal.During the hearing, the bench objected to the investigation report, saying that the report doesn’t mention punchayet in it.Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhryremarked that the police should produce the culprits otherwise IG Punjab will be suspended, adding that orders in this case will be given today.Advocate general Punjab told the bench that Maryam Bibi mowed the grass from some area on which punchayet was called to settle the dispute.He further told that three accused of stonning Maryam Bibi to death were also arrested.The bench sought the record from Inspector General (IG) and District Police Officer (DPO).