SUKKUR: Shikarpur police department has posted as station house officers across the crime-infested district 20 low-ranking police officials, who did not qualify to hold the important charge, according to a notification issued by the office of IGP to the SSP.

Sources disclosed on Monday that the office of the Inspector General of Police issued the notification to Shikarpur SSP retired captain Faizan Ahmed on April 5 directing him to explain his position over the appointment ASIs, head constables and even constables as SHOs.

The notification raised questions over the performance of the officer as SSP Shikarpur since October 2022 and said it was marred by violation of rules and regulations with impunity.

In accordance with rules and regulations, an officer of appropriate rank should be posted as SHO of a police Station but the department learnt that `you have violated the rules by posting police officers of the rank of even constables, head constable and ASIs as SHOs for reasons best known to you.

Furthermore, officers of bad repute were also posted as SHOs which might be outcome of some ulterior motives`.

It said that the following list was self evident of the extent of such violation, which might culminate into increase of lawlessness in the district. ASIs Ghulam Abbas Gopang posted as SHO at Lakhi Gat, Imran Khanzanda at Stuart Gang, Irshad Ahmed Shaikh at Karan Sharif, Sher Mohammad Jafferi at Jahan Wah, Khamiso Khan Brohi at Dakhan, Abdul Majeed Gopang at Nabi Shah Wagan, Laiquat Ali Mangnejo at Sharif Kharoos, Mir Hassan Bhullo at Amrote Sharif, Talib Hussain Memon at Lakhi Ghulam Shah, Tariq Hussain Lakhair at Khanpur, Abdul Jabbar Abro at Rahimdad; SIPs Merab Hakro posted at Lodra, Rasheed Marfani at Ghulam Shah and Ghulam Nabi Khakhrani at Tajodero; head constables Qurban Ali Kakhrani at Mian Goth, Bashir Ahmed Soomro at Highway Jahan Khan, Mohammad Alam Kursi Jatoi at Highway Faizoo; constable Sonaro Jatoi at Abad Millani, and inspector Gulsher Ahmed Sethar posted at Maari.