KARACHI: On the orders of police higher-ups three cops were arrested on charges of receiving bribes and extorting money from citizens during snap checking in Karachi’s Saddar area.
According to a police spokesperson, the three cops were arrested after the Karachi police chief took notice of a video doing rounds on social media. The footage showed the two policemen allegedly taking a bribe from citizens in Karachi’s Saddar area.
There were at least three policemen riding in a police vehicle in the footage which saw the cash changing hands between them and squatters. All three cops have been suspended and an intra-department inquiry has been convened in their case, the police spokesperson confirmed.
The city police chief urged the citizens to register complaints on the WhatsApp number 0343-5142770 if they spot cops riding motorbikes, traveling in police mobiles or on foot indulging in the mistreatment of powers or irritating citizens to take bribes.
The police chief warned the police force that if they are found careless in performing their duties or found misusing their powers, not only departmental action but legal proceedings would also be initiated against them.
