Punjab govt takes action against Burewala assistant commissioner after security guard incident

BUREWALA: Burewala Assistant Commissioner Rana Aurangzeb was suspended on Thursday after a video emerged of him allegedly thrashing a school's security guard when he asked Aurangzeb who he was.

The news was tweeted by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication, Dr Shahbaz Gill.

Thanking the chief secretary of Punjab for taking prompt action, Gill said that under PM Imran Khan's government, action will be taken against those who treat the poor unjustly.

A CCTV footage shows Aurangzeb arriving at the school with armed guards. The school's security guard, in the video, can be seen stopping and talking to him after which the entourage accompanying the assistant commissioner shove the school's security guard and thrash him.

Aurangzeb filed an FIR against the security guard in which he said that the man had misbehaved with him and interfered in the performance of his duties as a public servant.

The school administration, on the other hand, said the security guard checked Aurangzeb's temperature as he arrived at the school and asked who he was. At this, the guards accompanying the AC assaulted the school's security guard.

Aurangzeb, on the other hand, stated that he did not enter classrooms with armed guards, adding that the school's guard had stopped him from entering the premises after he identified himself.

The AC said that he was again asked questions while he was leaving the school.