The Supreme Court on Saturday ordered police to arrest and present Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Syed Junaid Arshad before it.
An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar issued the order on a petition filed by the DIG’s former wife, accusing her spouse of posting her objectionable photos on the social media.
The chief justice directed the authorities concerned to place the DIG’s name on the Exit Control List (ECL).
“Does the police officer consider himself above law,” the CJP questioned. The bench directed police to ensure compliance of its orders and submit a report.
According to a complaint registered against the DIG on June 6, 2017, the woman complained that an unidentified person was making obnoxious calls and blackmailing her. She said her objectionable pictures were posted to a fake Facebook account, which dented her reputation.
Subsequently, the FIA Cyber Crime Circle probed the matter and found that the DIG in connivance with one of his friends posted her images and instigated him to establish an affair with his former wife, according to a report.
Published in Daily Times, September 16th 2018.
