On account of the 10-year-old girl’s murder and negligence on the matter, the IGP Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar Khan held an emergency meeting at police line headquarters in which all three DIGs, all SSPs, SPs, AIG Ops, SP Special branch, and all SDPOs and SHOs participated. He reprimanded the whole police force and expressed his displeasure. He stated that on account of malfeasance of SHO Shehzad Town, whole Islamabad police felt embarrassment and shame.
SHO Shehzad Town by not lodging FIR on time became a source of bad stigma for the whole force. The IGP regretted that despite 35.6 percent crime reduction and successful action against drugs and land mafia, one single SHO has let us down.
The case of 10-year-old Farishta’s alleged murder came to light last week after her family members protested against the police in Islamabad, and activists and politicians highlighted it on social media. According to Farishta’s father Ghulam Nabi, he had lodged a missing person’s report a day after his daughter disappeared on May 15 as he feared that she had been abducted. He alleged that instead of filing a first information report (FIR) and trying to recover Farishta, the station house officer told them she must have run away with someone. He also accused the Shahzad Town police station’s personnel of making him clean the station.
A case has also been registered against the police officials of Shahzad Town police station for negligence.
The IGP in the emergency meeting also highlighted that various seminars, symposiums and training programs over the rights of vulnerable groups including women, children and transgender were conducted to highlight/sensitize police officials over the rights of these vulnerable groups. He resolved that whole force is working together and making all out efforts to arrest the murderer and award him exemplary punishment. This will help to restore the confidence of public over Islamabad police.
SHO Shehzad Town by not lodging FIR on time became a source of bad stigma for the whole force
The IGP directed DIG Security to be more vigilant and augment existing security arrangements. DIG HQs was directed to strengthen security of police line headquarters. DIG Operations was strictly directed to keep on briefing Moharrars and SHOs regarding rights of children and women.
He warned to enhance the security arrangements in the market area, Masajid and Shrines in the backdrop of Yesterdays terrorist incident in Balochistan. The IGP warned that no laxity will be tolerated in this regard.
The progress on Farishta murder case-Islamabad police have detained six people for questioning in connection with the Farishta kidnapping and murder case, a progress report of the investigation revealed.
According to the report, police have so far interrogated 50 “relevant people” during the probe.
After the geo-fencing of the area, police also obtained data of 793,884 different mobile phone numbers that were active in the vicinity of the crime scenes around the time of the murder. So far, 1,587 numbers have been shortlisted as “suspicious”, the report said, adding that the police are conducting analysis of remaining data. Further evidence collected from the crime scene has been secured and will be sent to the Punjab Forensic Science Agency for analysis.
Two special investigation teams (SIT) have been constituted by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Islamabad, Amir Zulfiqar, in order to investigate the matter.
