PESHAWAR – Capital City Police Officer (CCPO), Ahsan Abbas on Sunday suspended entire staff of the Gharbi Police Station over the tragic death of student in police custody.
CCPO Ahsan Abbas said that responsible staff was arrested after registration of FIR and the Chief Minister has been requested to order judicial inquiry into the incident to which the CM KPK, Mahmood Khan, directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to conduct an impartial investigation into the incident and submit a report to him.
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The police arrested a seventh-class student, Shahzeb from Warsak road after he failed to produce any identification documents and was detained at Gharbi Police Station.
Later, Shahzeb was found dead in mysterious circumstances in police custody.
The IGP visited the concerned police station after the unfortunate incident.
CM Mahmood Khan said that no one was above the law and exemplary punishment would be given if police personnel were found guilty in the incident, adding justice would be provided to victim’s family.
The police have detained SHO Dost Muhammad and other Staff of the Gharbi Police Station.
Special Assistant to Chief Minister, Kamran Bangash said that Chief Minister has ordered a judicial inquiry into the tragic incident that took place at Gharbi police station.
He added that Chief Minister was personally monitoring the entire incident.
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