PESHAWAR: Police bosses took prompt action on three different videos that went viral on social media against the policemen’s high-handedness and ordered inquiry into all these incidents.
In the first incident in Hayatabad, Capital City Police Officer Qazi Jamilur Rehman suspended three policemen and constituted an inquiry committee headed by ASP Hayatabad after a video went viral on social media, showing an assistant sub-inspector and two constables demanding bribe from a passenger coach. In another incident, the police bosses suspended a constable of Gulberg Police Station, who was shown in a video taking burger from a local vendor without paying for it.
Reports indicate that they tried to breach one of gates, harassed staff, and even scaled walls of premises
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A fierce exchange of fire ensued, but culprits managed to escape under cover of darkness
Police said booked leaders and BYC workers gathered at main Turbat Chowk
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Bokhari emphasised that cases have been registered against "Fasadis", and no one will be spared
