Of the total 1,603 compla­ints receiv­ed, more than 40% were agains­t police offici­alsKARACHI: Majority of the complaints received on Karachi police’s WhatsApp helpline, during the first six months of 2019, were ironically against police officials. According to statistics released by the police, of the 1,603 complaints received on the helpline from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019, 696, which is more than 40% of the total complaints, were made against police officials. Moreover, of the total complaints, 276 were received in January, 194 in February, 209 in March, 282 in April, 316 in May and 326 in June. Investigation was initiated regarding all the complaints received on WhatsApp helpline this year, and among these, all cases pertaining to gambling, sexual abuse and extortion were concluded. The WhatsApp helpline was initiated last year, on the orders of Karachi police chief, to address citizen’s problems.

Source: The Express Tribune July 04, 2019 05:03 UTC