In this file photo, Bahria Town Karachi officials and security personnel are seen in Kamal Khan Jokhio Goth in Malir. Photo: Karachi Bachao Tehreek Twitter/File
Police on Saturday registered a case against the Bahria Town Karachi (BTK) security administration over charges of rioting, kidnapping and inflicting injuries, according to official sources and rights activists.
The decision was apparently taken after an intervention by the top PPP leadership and the Sindh chief minister.
On Friday, the security guards accompanied by policemen in civvies and in uniform tried to destroy agricultural crops in Jam Kamal Khan Goth in order to pave the way for new BTK projects near Kathor, a move that was resisted by the villagers.
Police carried out raids at Bahria Town Karachi and took 13 suspects into custody who were allegedly involved in torturing residents of Malir. Photo: Bahria Town/File
Gadap Town police on Sunday launched an investigation against the security staff of Bahria Town Karachi (BTK) for alleged rioting, kidnapping and injuring villagers, and detained more than a dozen staff of the property developer in late-night raids, official sources said.
Two police officers confirmed on condition of anonymity that police carried out raids at BTK and took 13 suspects into custody who were allegedly involved in torturing residents of Malir.
Among the detained persons were guards who resorted to firing and beat up and injured the villagers on the outskirts of Karachi near Kathore on Friday afternoon.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Saturday removed the assistant commissioner and
mukhtiarkar (revenue official) of Gadap Town after a man was injured in firing allegedly carried out by private guards of Bahria Town Karachi (BTK) and policemen in civvies a day earlier.
In a statement, Sindh Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said that the chief minister also removed the Gadap Town SHO for not maintaining peace and order in the area . The chief minister has also ordered a complete inquiry into the incident, he added. The Sindh chief minister has said that we will not allow anyone to be wronged. The rights of the local people will be completely protected, Shah said.
In this file photo, Bahria Town Karachi officials and security personnel are seen in Kamal Khan Jokhio Goth in Malir. Photo: Karachi Bachao Tehreek Twitter/File
Police on Saturday registered a case against the Bahria Town Karachi (BTK) security administration over charges of rioting, kidnapping and inflicting injuries, according to official sources and rights activists.
The decision was apparently taken after an intervention by the top PPP leadership and the Sindh chief minister.
On Friday, the security guards accompanied by policemen in civvies and in uniform tried to destroy agricultural crops in Jam Kamal Khan Goth in order to pave the way for new BTK projects near Kathor, a move that was resisted by the villagers.
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The district administrations of Karachi fined more than 20 people Rs5,000 on Thursday for not wearing masks in public.
On directives of South Deputy Commissioner Irshad Sodhar, shops and markets violating coronavirus SOPs were sealed and fined.
In Saddar, 40 shops were sealed for staying open after 6pm. The shopkeepers were detained and five FIRs were registered. According to Assistant Commissioner Sherina Junejo, seven shops were sealed and fines of Rs40,000 were imposed.