ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The SHO of Margalla police station and five officials have been suspended for raiding Barrister Gohar Ali Khan's house here on Saturday.
Unidentified masked men barged into the residence of Gohar and assaulted his son and nephew, while the barrister was attending the Supreme Court hearing on PTI's electoral symbol "bat" and intra-party elections.
Fact-Finding Inquiry Regarding the Local Police Raid at Barrister Gohar's Residence On January 13, at 2:00 pm, the local police reached F-7/2 to apprehend a proclaimed offender on the tip of an informer. When the police party came to know that the said house was the residence…
— Islamabad Police (@ICT_Police) January 14, 2024According to the spokesperson for the police, an inquiry had been carried out against raid on Gohar's house yesterday. The police reached a house in search of wanted criminals on a tip-off only to discover that it belonged to Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, he added.
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Barrister Gohar had complained to the Chief Justice of Pakistan about the raid who summoned the police officer and issued an order to investigate the matter.
Inspector General Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan appointed City DPO as an inquiry officer and ordered him to submit a detailed report within three days.
He assured Barrister Gohar of legal action if any police official was found guilty.
بیرسٹر گوہر خان نے اپنے گھر میں توڑ پھوڑ کے تمام مناظر میڈیا کو دیکھا دیئے- بچوں کو مارا کمپیوٹر توڑے دروازے توڑے - pic.twitter.com/JXJVvCovMd
— PTI (@PTIofficial) January 13, 2024