Lahore, October 11, 2022 (PPI-OT):Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has telephonically contacted IG Police Faisal Shahkar from London over the murder of eight people in a Sheikhupura village. The CM expressed his anger at the police officials for not taking timely action against the arrested accused who injured some locals a few days earlier. He ordered action against the police station’s staff and regretted that if they had taken legal action on the incident earlier, this tragedy would have been avoided.

The SHO and his staff showed the worst negligence; he lamented and noted that the usual laziness and negligence of the police resulted in the loss of lives of eight innocent people. There is no room for such SHO and staff in the police department, he stressed.

On the direction of the CM, SHO Narang Police Station Inspector Abdul Wahab, ASI Muhammad Latif, Mushtaq Ahmad, Muhammad Rafi and Moharar Ammar-ul-Hasan have been suspended and arrested for showing negligence. The CM has ordered the IG to initiate action against delinquent officials along with the provision of justice to the bereaved families. The IG should investigate the incident under personal supervision and the accused be awarded deterrent punishment, he added.

The IGP presented a preliminary report to the CM. According to the preliminary investigation, accused Faiz Rasool killed eight people sleeping on the roads and fields with a sharp tool and iron rod. The accused also injured two citizens a few days ago but the police officials of PS Narang did not take any action despite receiving the information.

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