Pakistan

Faisalabad man arrested for pretending to be a judge, giving police orders

Suspect called a police sub-inspector and introduced himself as an additional sessions judge

Web Desk
February 23, 2021
Faisalabad man arrested for pretending to be a judge, giving police orders
During the interrogation, the suspect confessed to calling the policeman as a fake judge. Representational Image/File


FAISALABAD: The police arrested a man who ordered policemen while posing as an additional sessions judge to give his relatives illegitimate possession of some shops, Geo News reported Tuesday.

According to the police, a man named Iqbal called Garh police sub-inspector Akhtar Abbas. He introduced himself as Additional Sessions Judge Shehryar and asked him to take possession of a few shops and hand them over to his relatives.

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It was later revealed that the SIM was in the name of a person named Iqbal. The police then arrested the man and interrogated him.

During the interrogation, the suspect confessed to calling the policeman as a fake judge. A case was registered against him.


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