KHYBER: Capital city police officer (CCPO) Dr Mian Saeed Ahmad suspended sixteen police officials on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in corrupt practices and misuses of authority.
The officials, mostly from Landi Kotal police station including the station house officer, additional reader and other personnel, as well as the in-charges of MichniPul and the Torkham border crossing were sent to the Khyber districtpolice headquarters.
‘Corruption and misuse of authority will not be tolerated under any circumstances,’ Dr Ahmad said, adding that corruption and misuse of authority within the police would never be allowed.
He said that protecting people was primary duty of the police besides justice in accordance with the law, adding that no negligence would be tolerated in achieving these objectives. ‘The action wastaken over public complaints, CCPO’s PRO Alam Khan told Dawn.
Sources in Landi Kotal and Jamrud said that the officials were suspended after some returning Afghans had lodged complaints with the CCPO alleging that the officials had been demanding money during their repatriation and were then mistreated by the said police officials at Torkham crossing after the repatriating Afghans failed to pay them.