The excise department’s director general (DG) in Karachi on Monday accused police of misusing their powers and illegally taking away a “habitual criminal” from the custody of excise personnel. Earlier on Saturday, the police had recovered the allegedly kidnapped man, identified as Ali Hussain, from the office of the excise DG in Karachi, saying that a ransom of Rs2 million was demanded for his release. Pirabad SHO Wasim Ahmed had said that police had carried out a raid at the DG’s office and recovered Hussain, besides arresting one excise constable and two private persons. He had added that neither senior excise officers were aware that Hussain was kept in their office nor the excise department had informed the police about his arrest from their area of jurisdiction. Meanwhile, the police booked the arrested excise constable and two private persons on charges of kidnapping for ransom, dacoity and forcible entry into Hussain’s house in New Mianwali Colony of Orangi Town.

Source: Pakistan Today October 04, 2021 18:00 UTC