A division bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) has barred police officials from causing any harassment to three dwellers of Liaqatabad, a neighborhood of the city.
The petitioner, Fareeda Begum, resident of Liaqatabad, moved the court against police officials – Amir Khan, former SHO New Karachi and Dilshad posted at AVCC for harassing her family and keeping her sons in illegal detention.
The woman petitioner said she was mother of three – Qaiser and Waseem, both rickshaw drivers, and, Faisal, a mechanic. She said her sons were not associated with any political party nor they were involved in any criminal activity yet they were being subjected to harassment by the police.
In May 2014, two police officials with other personnel entered her house forcibly and picked up her sons and they detained them for one week illegally, the petitioner said, adding once again on July 06 police entered their house and damaged household goods.
She told the judges that police officials had made their life miserable as they were continuously issuing serious threats to them. The court was pleaded to restrain officials from harassing them and direct higher officials to take action against their subordinates.
After preliminary hearing, the court issued notice to respondents including home secretary, provincial police chief, DIG and SSP West and SHO Liaqatabad to file comments by August 27. The court restrained police officials from harassing these three real brothers of Liaqatabad and directed them to strictly act in accordance with law.
