MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Inspector Mirpur Police Imran Ahmed Chaudhry, accused of harassing a British-Kashmiri woman, Farkhunda Rehman, has been dismissed from service following a departmental inquiry.
According to the Azad Kashmir Police spokesperson, SHO Thothal Police Station Imran Ahmed has been found unfit for the department after a disciplinary inquiry found him guilty of criminal negligence and misconduct in the discharge of his professional duties.
“A police officer involved in criminal activities in the Azad Kashmir Police Department, irrespective of his rank, will not be tolerated,” the police spokesperson said.
Earlier, on February 28, SHO Imran was arrested by police from Pallandari on a complaint filed by Farkhunda Rehman over the harassment charges.
As per the audio clip secretly recorded by the victim on her mobile phone, the allegedly intoxicated SHO was heard pressuring her to move to the front seat, remove her abaya, befriend him, and visit his home, while repeatedly making other obscene demands.
According to sources, the woman was staying in Mirpur with her parents to seek justice in a property possession case. After she failed to recover her house from all legal avenues, the woman sought help from the British Embassy, after which Commissioner Mirpur advised her to approach the Thothal police station.
However, upon contacting her, Thothal SHO called the woman for a meeting and instead of taking her to the police station, he took her to a private place.
According to the woman, the SHO closed the door of a room and urged the woman to befriend him, remove her hijab, and engage in indecent acts. The woman informed the Mirpur Commissioner about the situation, after which the police started an investigation into the incident.
