Prime Min-ister Imran Khan has ordered action against police officials for negligence in a case pertaining to alleged rape and murder of a 10-year old girl, Farishta, in Islamabad, according to a statement issued from his office on Wednesday.
The Prime Minister ordered registration of cases against concerned Station House Officer (SHO), and other relevant officials, and departmental proceedings be initiated and finalised at the earliest; while the SDPO be placed under suspension and SP of the zone be made OSD till finalisation of judicial inquiry. "It is a failure of system that police staff forced the children of affected family to clean their offices. Departmental proceedings be initiated against perpetrators and finalised expeditiously," the statement said.
The Prime Minister has further directed that daily updates on progress on the above directives and investigations be submitted for information of the Prime Minister.-PR