Police in Karachi’s Shahrah-e-Faisal area have booked officials of the Pakistan Railways Police for allegedly abducting and assaulting a City Warden employed by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), police said.
The complaint was lodged by City Wardens Director Saim Imran. He claims railway police personnel beat him and drove him to an unknown place during a disagreement over road works and traffic control in the city.
Alleged assault during a road work dispute
According to the first information report (FIR), repairs on the stretch between Natha Khan Bridge and Pehlwan Goth, near the Chakor Nullah in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, have been ongoing for four months. Imran said he was directing traffic at the site when Station House Officer Ahsan Rashid of the Railway Police arrived with other officers.
Imran alleges he was beaten, pushed into a police mobile and taken away, where he was tied up and tortured. The FIR states the officers allegedly forced him to hold their feet and lick their shoes. When he refused, he was reportedly beaten until he lost consciousness, and he said he came to at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
Police orders and mayor’s response
Sources said police had been told not to take further action without approval from senior authorities. Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab said railway police had committed a serious injustice against a KMC official and that legal steps were under way.
“We face difficulties when we work, but we will not allow anyone to mistreat this city,” the mayor said, adding that he stood with KMC employees.
Railway police file counter case against KMC officials
Railway police have also registered a case against KMC officials, including Saim Imran. The FIR reportedly contains serious charges, including attempted murder, terrorism, interference with official duties, encroachment on railway land and issuing death threats.
