Inspectors’ promotion possible only after 25 investigations: IG

Sindh police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon has announced a new policy for the Investigation Branch, ordering that inspectors serve at the branch for two years before being transferred. IG Memon’s policy aims to put an end to random transfers of officers and officials, particularly those at the inspector rank.

The letter from the IG’s office was sent to the Addl IG of the Karachi Range, as well as to the DIGs of the Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sukkur and Larkana ranges. The letter states that the matter had been moved to the home department for the framing of amendments to the recruitment and promotion rules for the posts of ASI (BPS-11), sub-inspector (BPS-14), inspector (BPS-16) and DSP (BPS-17).

The eligibility criteria was set as the officer concerned in the relevant rank should conduct investigations into a minimum of 25 cases until their next promotion. A meeting of the Recruitment Rules Committee-I was held on August 1. It was chaired by the I&C secretary of the SGA&CD. The committee approved the proposed amendments to the recruitment and promotion rules for DSPs, while proposals for ASIs, SIs and inspectors have been referredto the home department for further consideration.

To be promoted to the DSP rank, an inspector must complete investigations into 25 cases. The requirement for mandatory posting in the Investigation Branch for newly promoted inspectors has been lifted. The Karachi Addl IG and zonal DIGs are now authorised to assign inspectors to either the Investigation Branch or the Operations Branch, provided they complete the investigation of 25 cases before being promoted to DSP.

Reforms in CRMS

Earlier, IG Memon chaired a meeting focusing on the necessary reforms to be made in the Criminal Record Management System (CRMS). The CIA DIG briefed the meeting on the registration and utilisation of criminals’ data in the Criminal Record Office (CRO) under the CRMS. The Sindh police have documented criminal records from 1960 to 2014.

The meeting was told that criminal records have been registered in the CRO since 2014, and the CRMS currently contains data on over 779,000 individuals. This data is also shared with various government and international organisations for purposes such as employment verification.

The meeting noted that the CRO system has also been installed at the Malir, Central and Women’s jails. Memon emphasised the need to further upgrade this system by linking it to Nadra records.

Additionally, he directed the Investigation DIG to identify the staff who have not adhered to the SOP in the registration of criminal data. Officers from all investigation departments must ensure that the CRO certificate is attached before submitting a challan in court, he said.