RAWALPINDI:
A former police sub-inspector has been accused of kidnapping, illegal confinement, torture and extorting money from a UAE-based Pakistani businessman.
According to a spokesperson, Rehan was dismissed from duty three months ago due to prolonged absenteeism, and no longer has any affiliation with the police department.
The alleged victim, businessman Sajjad Ahmed, reported that the ex-sub-inspector’s phone numbers remain active, and he continues to pressure him to settle the matter.
However, police have yet to arrest Rehan or his associates.
When the victim approached the police, Rawalpindi CPO Syed Khalid Hamdani took notice and ordered immediate legal action.
Subsequently, Rawat police registered a case against the ex-sub-inspector and his four accomplices.
According to Sajjad Ahmed, who runs businesses in Pakistan and the UAE, he had arrived in Pakistan for work and was returning to his residence in a private housing society in Rawalpindi when he was intercepted near Lake View Junction.
A group of men, including Rehan Khan in police uniform and three others in plain clothes, stopped his vehicle under the pretext of checking documents.
After verifying his documents and weapon license, they “forcibly seated him in the back of the car and began assaulting him”.
He was then taken to a two-story house where the torture continued, he said to the police in his complaint.
Rehan Khan then allegedly extorted money from the victim, transferring Rs50,000 to his own account, forcibly taking Rs70,000 in cash, 4,500 dirhams, and valuables from the carincluding gift boxes, a MacBook, the original vehicle registration, two perfumes, a 30-bore pistol, and its license.
“After looting him, the suspects dropped him back at the location with threats,” he told the police.
A Rawalpindi police spokesperson confirmed that after receiving the complaint, CPO Hamdani ordered an FIR against Rehan Khan and his accomplices under charges of robbery, illegal confinement, and impersonating a public servant.
The spokesperson clarified that Rehan had been dismissed from service three months prior due to prolonged absence and no longer held any official position.
“A merit-based investigation is underway, and the accused will be arrested and prosecuted,” he said.
However, the victim expressed frustration, stating that despite the ex-officer’s phone numbers being active and his pressure to “settle” the matter, police have not yet made any arrests.
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