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| India-Pakistan |
| Four policemen put behind bars |
| 2013-09-14 |
[Dawn] Four officials of the capital police were on Thursday evening juggedYou have the right to remain silent... on the charge of patronising two groups of extortionists in the fruit and vegetable market of Islamabad. However, facts are stubborn; statistics are more pliable... three employees of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), who were also accused of being hands in glove with the extortionists, are yet to be rounded up. The arrested coppers have been placed in durance vile Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! at the Sabzi Mandi cop shoppe and will be produced before a court for obtaining their remand on Friday. It may be noted that on Tuesday night, the police conducted an operation against the two groups -- one local and the other Afghan -- and took into custody their 15 members, including five Afghans. However, some men learn by reading. A few learn by observation. The rest have to pee on the electric fence for themselves... except seven, including two Afghan nationals, the other detained people were later released. During the interrogation, it was revealed that the two groups had been taking extortion from the traders of the fruit and vegetable market in connivance with some officials of the police and the CDA for over 12 years. The arrested men also disclosed the identification of their accomplices in the police and the civic agency. The accused alleged that they had been carrying out the illegal practice with the help of ASIs Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Azam, Mohammad Syed Akhter, Sarfaraz Khan, head constable Agha Shah and constable Aurangzeb. Three officials of the CDA anti-encouragement wing, including Saghir and Abdul Ghafoor, also patronised the groups. The accused said they had been getting extortion from the traders on the pretext of providing them 'protection' from criminals and allow them to do business in and around the market. They took Rs100 from each stallholder and Rs50 from each cart vendor twice a day - in the morning and evening. |
| Posted by:Fred |