Two policemen suspended for assaulting Karachi citizen

KARACHI: Police on Monday suspended its two personnel for using abusive language and assaulting a citizen who was reportedly taking pictures of a VIP protocol on Shahrah-i-Faisal.

Superintendent of police (SP) Malik Ehsan said that the officials belonging to Security-I have been suspended for abusive behavior and physical assault. A police spokesperson informed that Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh AD Khowaja directed Ehsan to conduct an inquiry and submit a detailed report on the incident.

The video of the incident which is now viral on social media shows a policeman misbehaving with a citizen over making a video of the security protocol. The police, however, did not give the name of the government official who the said squad was providing security.