Police ‘unable to stop encroachments’ from reemerging’
Cite lack of personnel, preoccupation with guard duties, traffic policing
Encroachments at the bus stand. PHOTO: EXPRESS
HYDERABAD:
The Hyderabad Police have expressed inability to implement the Sindh High Court s (SHC s) order for preventing and taking action against the recurrence of encroachments on government lands recovered during operations over the last two months.
At the hearing of a case pertaining to encroachments, SSP Abdul Salam Shaikh cited before the Hyderabad circuit on Tuesday the shortage of personnel and their preoccupation with law and order, guard duties and traffic policing.
Last month, the SHC had ordered that the SHO of the relevant police station, besides the local government department s staff, would be booked in FIRs if the recurrence of encroachments occurred.