Corrupt police officials should be identified: SC

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KARACHI: The two member monitoring committee of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany here on Wednesday ordered Inspector General Sindh Police Wajid Durrani to submit concrete reports on the law and order situation in the city.

The committee expressed dissatisfaction on reports submitted by the police in compliance with an interim order, passed by the larger bench of the apex court in the suo moto case on law and order situation in Karachi.

Advocate General Sindh, IG Police, AIG and DIGs of Karachi appeared before the committee on its notice on Wednesday.

Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali remarked that "the police were submitting reports about minor crimes", but we want reports about action against criminal elements disturbing law and order of the city, progress of investigation being carried out into cases of target killings and extortion."

Justice Jamali said this information would help root out corrupt officials in the police force


The IG Police requested the committee to grant time for submission of required data.

He informed that the police have arrested 15 target killers and investigation into the cases is under way.

The committee observed that "bhata mafia is still active and people are getting slips for Bhatta".

On request of IGP, the committee granted time to him till Monday for submission of police reports as ordered by the larger bench in suo motu case on law and order situation in Karachi.

The bench also formed the committee to monitor the implementation of its interim order passed in the case.

A five-member bench of the apex court had reserved the judgement in suo motu case on law and order situation in Karachi. The bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Anwer Zaheer Jamali, Justice Sarmad Jalal Usmani, Justice Amir Hani Muslim and Justice Ghulam Rabbani completed the hearing of the case on September 15th.