Following the viral circulation of a video showing a trader being assaulted during an FIA raid in Karachi’s Saddar Sarafa Bazaar, the agency has removed Deputy Director FIA Anti-Corruption Circle Ali Mardan from his post and initiated departmental action against officers involved in the incident.
According to an FIA spokesperson, the Director FIA Karachi Zone took notice of the incident and ordered legal as well as departmental action against the officers involved in the violence.
The spokesperson said that two officers were immediately suspended following the orders. FIA Anti-Corruption Circle Karachi in-charge Assistant Director Syed Ali Mardan Shah was removed from his post and sent to headquarters, while Assistant Director Rabab Qazi was transferred from FIA ACC to FIA AHTC.
The FIA spokesperson added that SHO Anti-Corruption Circle Muhammad Iqbal had already been suspended, while a case was registered against a private individual involved in slapping a citizen during the incident.
A departmental inquiry has also been launched against all officers and personnel present at the scene to ensure a complete, transparent and impartial investigation into all aspects of the matter.
