RPO suspends, transfers 8 police officials including mess incharge for providing substandard food to cops on PSL duty.

RAWALPINDI -- Regional Police Officer (RPO) Rawalpindi Region Syed Khurram Ali has suspended as many as 8 police officers and officials including mess incharge of Police Lines on charges of providing substandard food to the cops deputed around Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium to provide security to teams of PSL, informed sources on Saturday.

The suspended police officials and officers have also been transferred to Attock district by the RPO and a notification in this regard has also been issued, they said. According to sources, City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi Syed Khalid Mehmood Hamdani had deployed as many as 5000 police officers and cops on security duty around Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium and other places to shield the PSL team.

The management of mess of Police Line had served the cops on duty with unhygienic and substandard food sparking an unrest and protest among the force. Taking action, an inquiry has been...