In a bizzare case, a three-year- old Pakistani boy was today booked by police for allegedly grabbing land and stealing property here.
The police at the Shalimar police station in Islamabad registered case against the child for his alleged involved in the crime in sector F-10. He is accused of grabbing land of a plaza and stealing its property.
The infant's family today approached the court to secure a bail before arrest for the toddler, Geo TV reported.
Upon seeing the matter the bench expressed its displeasure over the Islamabad police's blunder and demanded to know from the child's legal counsel if securing a bail was even warranted, it reported.
The counsel informed the court that since the child is nominated in the FIR, therefore bail before arrest is being sought. At this, the additional sessions judge remarked that if one institution makes a mistake should the court also keep its eyes closed.
The court has summoned the Station House Officer and the investigation officer to appear before the court and explain their position.
It is not for the time that a child has been booked in criminal case in Pakistan. Last year, Lahore police booked a nine-month-old infant for attempted murder.
Police is deemed as high corrupt and inefficient in the country. It still works on the pattern of colonial era with specific laws and power which were meant for a country under external occupation.
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Meanwhile, Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan today suspended the Investigation Officer and Station House Officer of Shalimar police station in Islamabad for registering the FIR against the child without undertaking proper investigation, according to a statement by the ministry.
He issued show-cause notice to the relevant Superintendent of Police for negligence and asked IG Islamabad range "why such FIR was registered."
"On the one hand, people suffer as their FIRs don't get registered while on the other hand, a case was registered by police without any investigation," Khan said.
