The Lahore High Court (LHC) issued a contempt of court notice to DIG Investigation Shahzada Sultan on Wednesday for misreporting the facts and ordered him to appear in court immediately.
DSP Baghbanpura Muhammad Yaqub Awan and other police officers were also arrested by the court.
During the hearing of an application filed by Robina Kausar, acting chief justice of the LHC Malik Shahzad Ahmed Khan asked why the police went ahead with the investigation after giving a statement in court that it had compiled a report in which it was confirmed that the case had been disposed of. “How on earth did you find the petitioners guilty in the case?” he asked the DSP Baghbanpura.
When the DSP failed to provide a satisfactory response, the judge arrested him and other police officers.
Robina stated in her petition that Muhammad Saeed Bhatti had lodged a complaint against her and her husband Riyasat Ali in North Cantonment police station for allegedly committing dishonesty with him, after which both of them approached the LHC, which disposed of the petition in 2021 based on the police report, which confirmed that the case had been settled.
“However, despite the court order, DSP Baghbanpura proceeded with the investigation and found me and my husband guilty in the case.” As a result, the petition requests that the court initiate contempt of court proceedings against the DIG Investigation and other police officers.”
