Police Officers Suspended Over Alleged Custodial Torture in Karachi

Suspension of 5 cops ordered over man’s ‘custodial torture’ at Karachi’s Sharifabad police station

KARACHI: Central Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dr Imran Khan on Sunday ordered the suspension of five cops for their alleged involvement in the custodial torture of a man at the city’s Sharifabad police station. According to a statement issued by the Sindh Police’s Central District branch, SSP Imran took serious notice of the alleged incident and issued directives for the five cops to be suspended. The statement noted that an initial inquiry was conducted by the Liaquatabad sub-divisi...

By [email protected] (Imtiaz Ali)