FIA team faces resistance during raid in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: An FIA Anti-Human Trafficking team faced strong resistance from the accused, including a former nazim, during a raid in Rawalpindi, leaving two members of the raiding party injured. The complainant claimed that the team members were also held hostage by the accused, who threatened the FIA team. Fahad Iqbal, inspector of the FIA Anti-Human Trafficking Cell, Rawalpindi, registered an…
In a raid conducted by the FIA Anti-Human Trafficking team in Rawalpindi on September 14, they encountered strong resistance from the accused, including a former nazim. The FIA team, consisting of inspector Fahad Iqbal, ASI Ghazala Shaheen and FC Aqib Mehmood, was left with two members injured as a result of the confrontation. According to the complainant, the accused, along with his cohorts, not only resisted the arrest but also held the FIA team members hostage, inflicting serious injuries through the use of sticks, rods and punches.
The female inspector was additionally subjected to humiliation during the incident. The accused made threats to the FIA team, pointing and aiming firearms at them, causing additional fear. Following a medical examination, a case was registered against the accused under relevant sections of the law. Inspector Iqbal submitted an FIR to the Civil Lines police office, demanding that all the accused be brought to justice.
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