PM suspend SP,orders the arrest of SHO in Farishta case

Lahore : Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday took strong exception to the delay in arrest of the SHO,Shahzad Town, Islamabad, in the Farishta case, despite lodging of an FIR a day earlier and sought an explanation from the Deputy Inspector General (Operations) and Inspector General of Police.

The Superintendent of Police (SP), Islamabad has made an officer on special duty (OSD).

The first information report (FIR) was registered against
Station House Officer (SHO) Shahzad Town Sub-Inspector Muhammad Abbas Rana and other police officials following the abduction, murder and
alleged rape of the 10-year-old girl Farishta.

However, the police arrested the SHO for negligence a day after the lodging of the FIR.