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Balochistan case: 'Most crimes occur in police area'
QUETTA: Chief Justice of Pakistan Chaudhry Iftikhar, while hearing Balochistan case on Thursday said that the police has completely failed in maintaining law and order in the province, Geo News reported.A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and comprising Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, heard the petition filed by the Balochistan Bar Association on the law and order situation in Balochistan at its Quetta Registry.
The CJ remarked that police has failed to maintain law and order in the province, and that most crimes occur in the vicinity of areas that are controlled by the police. The number of crimes is under control in the areas that are under Levies, CJ observed.
He was giving these remarks after hearing the statement of Mehmoodul Hassan’s wife, who was kidnapped from Dalbandin area. His wife told the court that the men who picked up her husband from Dalbandin are roaming free while police is afraid of entering Faisal Town.
On this, the CJ ordered the IG Police to find and produce Mehmoodul Hassan by tomorrow (Friday).
During proceedings, the CJ said to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Investigation that crimes are taking place right under his nose on which DIG responded that efforts are underway to recover the director of Jamia Salfia. Also, police is taking steps to recover Mukesh Kohli.
The DIG told the court that he tries to recover the kidnapped persons alive, else he can take other steps to boast his performance.
Home Secretary Naseebullah Bazai, at one occasion acknowledged police failure in controlling the situation, but also told that it has succeeded in solving some cases.
Courtesy www.geo.tv