LHC orders cases against police officers for failing to find 'missing' Rashid
Pakistan
Advocate Raziq submitted that the police were unnecessarily dragging this case
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered registration of a case against the top police officers of the city over their failure to trace the whereabouts of Sheikh Rashid Ahmed.
Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan, on a habeas corpus petition filed by Rashid’s nephew, directed on Tuesday the RPO to conduct inquiries against the CPO, senior superintendent of police, deputy superintendent of police, four SHOs and others and register a case against them.
Advocate Sardar Abdul Raziq counsel for the petitioner, told the court that the politician went missing some 24 days ago, yet the RPO continued to seek more time from the court.
He submitted that the police were unnecessarily dragging this case for nothing whereas this was a very serious matter related to the liberty and fundamental rights of a citizen and cannot be left to police.
However, the court obliged the RPO despite the fact that the police force failed to carry out orders and gave him yet another week as a final opportunity for the recovery of the missing politician.
