LAHORE – The Punjab government on Monday transferred five law enforcement officials who had been accused in a case pertaining to the Model Town carnage.
The officers were instructed to report to their respective headquarters with immediate effect.
In 2014, at least 14 people were killed and 100 others injured in police action against Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) workers in Lahore’s Model Town area during an ‘anti-encroachment operation’ on June 17.
These officers transferred are SSP RIB Faisalabad Region Muhammad Maroof Masood Safdar, SSP Investigation Gujranwala Muhammad Tariq Aziz, ASP Kasur Syed Abdul Raheem Sherazi, Commandant Lahore Ring Road Police Imran Karamat, ASP Madina Town Faisalabad Aftab Ahmad, and Principle Police Training Farooqabad Muhammad Nadeem.
Earlier on October 17, Punjab had expelled 116 police officials accused of being involved in the incident.
Earlier this month, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) had indicted former Punjab police chief Mushtaq Sukhera besides 115 others in a case pertaining to the Model Town carnage.
The former Punjab inspector general of police had pleaded not guilty and opted to contest the charges against him.
