Punjab Police

SHO, 11 Officials Suspended Over Raid on Senior Official’s Brother’s House

LAHORE: An FIR has been registered against the Station House Officer (SHO) of Sarwar Road Police Station, Muhammad Irfan, along with 11 other police officials, after they were suspended for allegedly conducting a raid on the house of the brother of a senior government figure based on incorrect information and registering what authorities described as a false case.

According to police sources, SHO Sarwar Road Muhammad Irfan carried out the raid after obtaining permission from the SP Cantt. However, following the raid, a case was allegedly registered on false grounds.

The sources said that Sub-Inspector Mushtaq filed the FIR against SHO Irfan and the other officials over allegations of registering a false case and misuse of authority.

Police officials stated that SHO Irfan, the investigating officer, and the other suspended personnel have also been charge-sheeted, while further investigation into the incident is underway.

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According to the FIR, the case relates to an allegedly unlawful raid conducted at the residence of an important public figure. The FIR states that the former SHO of Sarwar Road Police Station and 11 officials carried out the raid at the wrong house and have subsequently been charge-sheeted.

Senior journalist Muhammad Umair claimed that police mistakenly raided the residence of the brother of one of the country’s most important personalities after allegedly identifying it as a brothel. He further claimed that police also registered a case related to the alleged brothel raid, but after telephone calls were made following the incident, the SHO and other police personnel were suspended.

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