CPO warns officers to avoid illegal arrest, torture.

MULTAN -- City Police Officer (CPO) Mehboob Rasheed Mian warned officers to avoid illegal arrest and torture otherwise strict action would be taken against them.

Presiding over a meeting regarding crime control with the officers of Gulgasht Division here on Saturday, Mehboob Rasheed Mian said that strict action would be taken in case death of criminal in police custody. He directed officers concerned to ensure all efforts to contol motorcycle and vehicle theft in their respective areas. He asked officers to launch comprehensive crackdown against drug peddlers and illegal weapon holders and gamblers.

The city police officer directed...