Punjab government on Friday (today), appointed Ghulam Mehmood Dogar as new CCPO Lahore, replacing Umar Sheikh as Lahore Police Chief.
According to the notification issued by Punjab government, Ghulam Mehmood Dogar (PSP/BS-20) has been appointed as new CCPO Lahore replacing former Lahore Police Chief Umar Sheikh who has been transferred and posted as Deputy Inspector General (DIG)/Deputy Commandant Punjab Constabulary, Farooqabad.
The newly appointed CCPO Lahore Ghulam Mehmood Dogar has previously served as Faisalabad RPO and DIG Technical Procurement at the Central Police Office of Punjab.
The former CCPO Lahore Umar Sheikh was appointed as Lahore Police Chief back in September 2020. His appointment was primarily aimed at tackling mafia related crimes in the city.
Umar Sheikh faced severe public backlash for his irresponsible and controversial remarks against the victim of ‘Motorway Rape Incident’, for which he later issued an unconditional apology.
Sheikh had questioned victim’s decision to
