Karachi SHO suspended after audio of apology to drug dealer surfaces
KARACHI: The station house officer (SHO) of the Pak Colony police station was suspended after an audio clip went viral on social media in which he purportedly sought an apology from a drug dealer. The action was taken by South DIG Syed Asad Raza against SHO Faisal Gul. A police spokesperson said in a statement that the department would approach the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency for…
Dawn reports that the SHO of the Pak Colony police station in Karachi has been suspended following the viral circulation of an audio clip. The audio appears to show the SHO, Faisal Gul, seeking an apology from a drug dealer, Kashif alias Dada, in what is described as an "unauthorised, compromising conversation." The South Director General, Syed Asad Raza, initiated the suspension, stating that the SHO had compromised the writ of law by engaging in reconciliation with a criminal and directing his subordinate to apologise.
A police spokesperson mentioned that the department would seek verification of the audio through the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency.
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