Police have taken a suspect into custody over an alleged incident of assault and misconduct against senior journalist and former Crime Reporters Association (CRA) president Kashif Hashmi at Nazimabad Police Station.

KARACHI, Oct 15 (APP): Police have taken a suspect into custody over an alleged incident of assault and misconduct against senior journalist and former Crime Reporters Association (CRA) president Kashif Hashmi at Nazimabad Police Station.

According to a District Central police spokesperson on Thursday, SSP District Central Dr Muhammad Imran Khan had taken notice of the incident and ordered an inquiry.

Following the inquiry, the suspect, Ali son of Muhammad Samad, was taken into custody on the SSP’s orders.

The spokesperson said further proceedings would be conducted on merit and in accordance with the rules and regulations.