Netizens are reacting strongly to the video of a sub-inspector in Sukkur torturing an elderly beggar woman. The video has gone viral as netizens condemn the incident and demand strict action against those involved.
According to the details, a disturbing video emerged on social media where the sub-inspector could be seen abusing and torturing an elderly woman. In an apparent bid to remove her from the streets, the sub-inspector slapped her and also forcefully removed her veil.
The video is gaining a lot of traction on social media as members of the journalist community condemn the incident.
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“Be afraid of the punishment of God, you shameless people, such punishment will come in the future that no one will be saved,” journalist Imran Afzal Raja said.
لعنت ۔۔ لعنت ۔۔ لعنت ۔۔
خدا کے عذاب سے ڈرو بےشرمو ایسا عذاب آئے گا مستقبل میں کوئی کہانی سنانے والا بھی نا بچے گا ۔۔
pic.twitter.com/SyLefqDiQ2— Imran Afzal Raja (@ImranARaja1) February 6, 2023
“This is not the incident of a western country, but the Sindh province. See for yourself how a woman is being treated by those living on the taxes of the public,” Hum News journalist Nadir Baloch said.
یہ کسی مغربی ملک کا واقعہ نہیں، بلکہ اسلام کے نام پر بننے والی مملکت خداداد پاکستان کا صوبہ سندھ ہے، عوام کے ٹیکس پر پلنے والا ایک خاتون کیساتھ کیا برتاو کر رہا ہے، خود ہی دیکھ لیں۔ @BBhuttoZardari pic.twitter.com/6xpiNsSxr6
— Nadir Baloch (@BalochNadir5) February 6, 2023
Where’s this? pic.twitter.com/WJYtMUTssW
— Ihtisham Ul Haq (@iihtishamm) February 6, 2023
“This kind of behavior to a poor helpless woman, I don’t know where it is, but to brutally beat a mother like this?” senior journalist Sherin Zada said.
ایک غریب لاچار عورت سے اس قسم کا برتاؤ او پتہ نہیں یہ کہاں پر ہے لیکن لیکن ایک ماں کو اس طرح بے دردی سے مارنا پتہ نہیں یہ کون ہیں@ImranRiazKhan pic.twitter.com/FTM298p5IU
— Sherin Zada شیرین زادہ (@sherinzada) February 7, 2023
On the other hand, the Sukkur Police has registered an FIR against the sub-inspector, named Ali Muhammad Mahar, and nine others involved in abusing and torturing the beggar woman. Sukkur DIG Javed Sonharo Jiskani took notice of the incident and ordered the C-Section Sukkur Police to register an FIR against Sub Inspector Ali Muhammad Mahar and arrest him.
This is not the first time that police officials have drawn public ire for their rough treatment of the public. In November, a video of Sindh police physically assaulting protestors in Karachi’s Mujahid Colony went viral and sparked concern. Members of the civic society including political leaders demanded the PPP provincial government to look into the matter.
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