Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Ijaz Ahmed on Friday imposed a Rs 35,000 fine on Iqbal Town SHO Qamar Abbas for not registering an FIR despite court orders and creating the need for the petitioner to approach the LHC to get the FIR registered.
The judge ordered SHO Qamar Abbas to pay the fine to petitioner, Luqman Sardar, against the expenses bourn for filing petitions and running around to get his FIR registered. Sardar had filed a petition submitting that an additional district and sessions judge had ordered the SHO to register FIR on his complaint. He said the SHO did not register the FIR despite repeated requests and repeated court orders. He submitted before the LHC that the SHO was not considering his application and neglecting court orders. He said Abbas was deliberately violating court orders and favouring the accused. He requested the court issue directions to the SHO to register the FIR and initiate contempt of court proceedings against the SHO. Responding to the petition, the judge imposed a fine on the SHO and issued directions to the Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) to initiate a departmental inquiry against the SHO and report to the court within one week. During hearing of the case, the judge asked the petitioner how much he had paid his lawyer to file the case in LHC? The petitioner said he had paid Rs 35,000 to his lawyer and judge expressing regret said, “This is how the police wastes people’s money by not taking action on their applications.” The judge said the SHO should bear the cost of the case that was filed due to his non-cooperation.
No arrests still in double murder case: The Gujjar Pura Investigation Police have still not been able to arrest any of the accused in a double murder case involving a member of a banned outfit. Police had registered a case late on Thursday against nine accused on charges of murdering Hafiz Tariq Muawiya and Shoaib Akram. Complainant Irfan, nephew of the deceased, had nominated Suhail, Babar, Mudasir, Shokat, Sohaib, Shafqat, Kashif and Rauf for the murder. The victim Tariq and the accused are residents of Bhaseen village and had old enmity, while Tariq was accused of killing Arif Butt in 2010. The deceased was going for a hearing in Sessions Court when relatives of Arif allegedly sprayed bullets on his car, leaving him and a guard dead, while the driver and another guard were injured. Tariq was a member of banned Sipah-e-Sahaba and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. Investigation in charge Inspector Anwar Cheema said police had raided the residences of accused but except two, all had escaped. Those found at residence had got pre-arrest bails.
