Misconduct with female street vendor: Case registered against SHO

LAHORE: Inspector General of Police Punjab, Abdul Kareem, took strict notice of the viral video showing an SHO hitting a female street vendor with a shoe in Kamalia and ordered action in the matter. On the directions of IG Punjab, a case was registered against Sub-Inspector Imran Ghafoor on the complaint of SDPO Kamalia Circle, and he was arrested.

IG Punjab said that under the vision of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, there is zero tolerance for misconduct and violence against women. Those responsible for exceeding their authority and misbehaving with citizens will not be entitled to any leniency, and strict action will be taken against them.

Punjab Police spokesperson said that the Sub-Inspector involved in misconduct with the female street vendor had already been suspended, while a departmental inquiry was underway.

Sub-Inspector Imran Ghafoor was posted as SHO at Police Station Sadar Kamalia. On a 15 emergency call, the Sub-Inspector subjected a female street vendor to violence with a shoe in the presence of the public in the area of Mill Fattiana, on suspicion of theft.

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