Islamabad: Four Sindh Police members were arrested on Tuesday after confirmation of their involvement in corruption, prompted by complaints from Pakistani cricketers Sohaib Maqsood and Aamer Yamin on social media.
The two athletes, Sohaib Maqsood and Aamer Yamin who were representing the Multan region in the National T20 Cup, accused the Sakrand police station officers of extortion during their journey to Multan for the National T20 Cup. On the night of November 27, Sohaib Maqsood wrote on the social media platform ‘X’ that “We are so lucky that we live In Punjab not in Sindh first time in my life I am travelling from Karachi to Multan by Road and sindh police is so corrupt that they stop you after 50 km and ask for money or they threat you to go to the police station for no reason if you give them”.
Sohaib Maqsood further wrote, ‘”if you give them money then they will stop you again after 50 km and ask for money again corruption at it’s peak in sindh police”
“We told them that we are international cricketers travelling to multan after our match in Karachi they still took 8000 thousand rupees and then let us go it will”, Sohaib Maqsood revealed.
money then they will stop you again after 50 km and ask for money again corruption at it’s peak in sindh police 🙏🏻
We told them that we are international cricketers travelling to multan after our match in Karachi they still took 8000 thousand rupees and then let us go it will— Sohaib Maqsood (@sohaibcricketer) November 27, 2023
On the other hand, Aamer Yamin also shared the same situation on X and revealed how Sindh Police troubled him during the journey. Inspector General (IG) Sindh Riffat Mukhtar took notice of the tweets of cricketers Aamer Yamin and Saheeb Maqsood.
According to the spokesperson, IG Sindh ordered an immediate investigation and called for strict action against the officers involved in the incident.
Following this case was registered against officers for accepting funds from the cricketers. The Sakrand police station’s SHO and head inspector were suspended for negligence, and legal action is being pursued with the registration of a formal FIR
It should be noted recent events, three counterterrorism department officials faced arrest for corruption in September. An SHO was apprehended in July over ties to robberies, and in April, 28 policemen, including SHOs, were suspended amid suspicions of smuggling involvement. Earlier, three officers in Nawab Shah were discovered robbing individuals in Karachi in March, while in October 2020, three policemen were arrested in connection with a theft in Karachi.
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