{
  "id": 9490342,
  "title": "Case against Shahkot SHO for abduction, misuse of authority",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/case-against-shahkot-sho-for-abduction-misuse-of-authority",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T04:56:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2032149/case-against-shahkot-sho-for-abduction-misuse-of-authority"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sahiwal: Shahkot SHO Imtiaz Hussain Noon has been suspended from duty and accused of abduction and misuse of authority, according to regional police officer (RPO) Rana Ayaz Saleem. The incident arose after Noon revived a four-year-old theft case filed by Nasir Mahmood Masood against unidentified suspects. He recorded a supplementary statement from the complainant and arrested Masood's rivals, Mohsin Pervaiz, Pervaiz Iqbal, and Qamar Zaman, accusing them as the case's accused. An inquiry was conducted after the Lahore High Court ordered the accused to be presented in court on September 17, which Noon failed to comply with by September 16. The court's notice compelled RPO Rana Ayaz Saleem to order an inquiry, leading to SHO Imtiaz's guilty verdict on September 19, and his subsequent suspension and case registration on September 22. The alleged abduction involved a nine-year-old girl, Arooj, who was forcibly taken from her divorced mother, Reema, by her father, Jabbar, and eleven armed accomplices during an attack near village Thatha Araiyan on Tuesday night. Jabbar's two brothers, Salman and Amanat, resisted the abduction and were critically injured in a gunfight and axe attack. The suspects fled with Arooj on a loader rickshaw and motorcycles. Four suspects were arrested in the case, while the remaining individuals remain at large.",
  "summary": "SAHIWAL: The Shahkot station house officer (SHO) was suspended from service and booked for the alleged abduction and misuse of authority by the regional police officer (RPO) here on Wednesday. According to reports, Shahkot SHO Imtiaz Hussain Noon revived a four-year-old theft case originally filed by one Nasir Mahmood Masood against unknown suspects. The SHO recorded a supplementary statement…",
  "key_points": [
    "Shahkot SHO Imtiaz Hussain Noon suspended for abduction and misuse of authority.",
    "Nine-year-old Arooj abducted by father Jabbar and accomplices near Thatha Araiyan.",
    "Four suspects arrested, others remain at large in the abduction case."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The suspension of Shahkot SHO Imtiaz Hussain Noon marks a significant escalation in accountability for police misconduct, indicating that higher authorities are taking allegations of abuse of power seriously.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}