WTF is wrong with this policeman in Lahore?
Let’s be honest. Pakistani police have always been tainted with allegations of irresponsibility, misconduct, and corruption. No matter how much efforts are made to improve the police culture, there are always some black sheep who’ll ruin the concept for us.
So, a policeman in Lahore was caught red-handed misbehaving with an old lady outside CPO office Lahore and it is the most infuriating thing you will ever see
I recorded this video outside CPO office in Lahore. pic.twitter.com/4PMH7TBTaA
— Tarhub Asgher (@tarhub) September 5, 2019
The policeman was obviously misusing his authority to intimidate a poor, feeble and old lady, who could do nothing to protect herself.
HE EVEN HAD THE AUDACITY TO THROW HER WALKING STICK AWAY
The woman might only be addressing some issues, and instead of helping her, this cop makes sure that he ridicules, misbehaves and thrashes the lady over nothing.
this old lady claims that her house is illegally possessed by riwind police station SHO so she came to register her complaint to IG office
— Tarhub Asgher (@tarhub) September 5, 2019
Firstly, you fail to help someone you should, as a police officer. Secondly, you don’t have the basic manners to speak to a harmless woman. Thirdly, you throw her walking stick away to frighten her. This abuse of power is the kind of corruption that needs to be eliminated from Pakistan if we ever think we need to make progess.
The public was obviously enraged at the policeman in Lahore
find this asshole and make sure he gets no job for the next 15 years, make him beg to live. I need people in Lahore to go and make his job unbearable, agonise him, make him cry. Kanjar. Khuda ki lanat hou ispe. https://t.co/YI2VbyRYZp
— Shayyan Jafri (@JafriShayyan) September 5, 2019
The appalling point was that the other bystanders are totally indifferent to the situation going on. Nobody volunteered to stop this badtameezi.
Shame on this man who threw away the elderly woman’s walking stick & had the audacity to speak to her like this. More power to the woman who still stood her ground!
May we learn to value those of us who are aging, may we learn to value human life & treat people with dignity! https://t.co/NpBh6auUaW— Tooba Syed ☭ (@Tooba_Sd) September 5, 2019
Appalling behaviour by Punjab Police! Is that how you treat elderly people? Glad to see that the lady stood her ground! https://t.co/hNxxcIolGC
— Awais Khan (@AwaisKhanAuthor) September 5, 2019
Much to our relief, the policeman in Lahore, identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Asif, has been arrested for this misconduct
IG Punjab Police took notice of this situation and suspended the police officer, followed by his arrest.
IG Punjab took notice of the video shared by me. And the ASI Asif Ali is suspended and is thrown behind bars at Anarkali police station. According to the statement inquiry will also be conducted. pic.twitter.com/d3iM0rsufD
— Tarhub Asgher (@tarhub) September 5, 2019
After this incident people are asking if justice will be served only if we use social media to show the world how people in power are abusing us?
Does the public still need to use social media in order to ensure that justice is served? Would the cop have been arrested if it weren’t for the video? These are very valid questions that you, I and our leaders all need to ponder over seriously.
Matlab if you want to get any justice in Punjab, the crime MUST be recorded otherwise how will Shahbaz Gill sahab notice & provide us with social media justice
— Osama. (@ashaqeens) September 5, 2019
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