Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday removed the city Superintendent of Police (SP) Rizwan Gondal from his post for allegedly damaging the reputation of police department.
The minister took action on a complaint of a citizen that SP Rizwan caused a furore in a lobby of a five-star hotel and also insulted the hotel administration.
SP Rizwan arrested the hotel manager on a petty matter and kept him under illegal custody.
He was found guilty during the initial investigation and in view of this; the minister ordered a regular inquiry into the matter and directed the SP to report to the establishment division with immediate effect.
Nisar said SP Rizwan damaged the reputation of police and there is no space for such a person in the department. An official of the special branch has also been suspended for not providing a report about the incident.
