KARACHI, Jun 03 (APP):Inspector General of Police Sindh, Ghulam Nabi Memon, visited Malir Jail on Tuesday following the escape of several prisoners. The IGP also held a telephonic conversation with Inspector General Prisons Sindh, Qazi Nazir, to discuss the incident in detail, according to spokesman for Sindh Police. According to SSP Malir, the escape was met with swift police action, including an immediate cordon of the surrounding area. He briefed …
IGP visits Malir Jail following prisoner escape incident
KARACHI, Jun 03 (APP):Inspector General of Police Sindh, Ghulam Nabi Memon, visited Malir Jail on Tuesday following the escape of several prisoners.
The IGP also held a telephonic conversation with Inspector General Prisons Sindh, Qazi Nazir, to discuss the incident in detail, according to spokesman for Sindh Police.
According to SSP Malir, the escape was met with swift police action, including an immediate cordon of the surrounding area. He briefed the IG on the measures taken to contain the situation and begin the search operation.
IG Sindh assured full cooperation from Sindh Police to the Prisons Department in re-arresting the fugitives. “Prompt response by law enforcement agencies helped re-capture several inmates on the spot,” he said.
He further clarified that Malir Jail mostly houses inmates involved in drug-related and minor offenses. “All prisoners’ records are maintained by the jail administration,” the IG stated.
Police teams have been formed across the province to apprehend the remaining escaped prisoners. Orders have been issued at the provincial level to expedite the arrests.
“The Sindh Police will leave no stone unturned in bringing the fugitives to justice,” IG Ghulam Nabi Memon vowed.
