LAHORE: Chief Minister Usman Buzdar Thursday urged Punjab Police to take action against culprits who harassed a woman at the Minar-e-Pakistan monument on Independence Day, instructing police to bring the case to its logical conclusion soon.
Punjab Inspector General of the Police (IGP) Inam Ghani, during a meeting with the Punjab chief minister, revealed that some of the 400 individuals who have been booked for harassing a woman at Minar-e-Pakistan on Independence Day, have been arrested.
The Punjab IG revealed this while briefing Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar on the progress of the case.
CM Buzdar sought a final report on the incident tomorrow (Friday) and summoned a high-level meeting.
CM forms inquiry committees
Meanwhile, CM Buzdar formed a committee to probe the Parks & Horticulture Authority’s (PHA) role in the incident.
The committee will submit a report after investigating the responsibility and negligence of the PHA officials and staff members in the incident.
Furthermore, the Punjab additional inspector general of police formed another committee to investigate the responsibility and negligence of the security personnel.
He directed the concerned authorities to further the probe with modern scientific standards.
Declaring the Minar-e-Pakistan incident investigations “a test case”, the chief minister said it will soon be brought to its logical conclusion.
He said the culprits do not deserve any leniency.
