KARACHI:(HRNW) Two station house officers (SHOs) in Karachi were suspended for allegedly patronising irregular activities in the metropolis.
As the first action against the patronage of crimes in the city, the task force suspended several police officers in Karachi.
On the order of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) West Zone, SHO Orangi Town, Sub-Inspector Waqas Awan, as well as SHO Ajmer Nagri Rashid Lodhi and Chief Inspector were dismissed and directed to report to the police headquarter.
The officers were suspended for failing to control crime in the area.
It is pertinent to mention here that, last night the task force raided a gutka factory in Orangi town and recovered a huge quantity of beetle nut, gutka and mawa from the factory, while two suspects were arrested.
During the interrogation of the arrested suspects, the Orangi town SHO’s patronage was proved.