Anti-Rape Investigation, Trial Act 2021 discussed

LAHORE:Additional IG Investigation Punjab Muhammad Idrees Ahmad Thursday chaired a meeting on Anti-Rape Investigation and Trial Act 2021 at the Central Police Office (CPO).

The DIG Investigation Lahore, along with all SSPs of investigation across the province and other officers participated in the meeting via video link. Addressing the participants, The Additional IG Investigation stressed the need for strict compliance with the Trial Act 2021 and said investigations of scheduled crimes would be conducted by the Special Sexual Offences Investigation Units (SSOIU) which has 115 units and 1,050 trained investigative officers in the province.

He instructed that the investigation of scheduled crimes should be marked solely for the Special Sexual Offences Investigation Units and said if a complainant or victim is dissatisfied with the investigation, the investigation should be immediately transferred to an SP or SSP or an officer of the same rank or a senior one.

He directed investigative officers to rectify deficiencies and handle court related issues effectively in line with the provisions of the Anti-Rape Act and Standing Orders. He asked the cops concerned to resolve pending challans in Lahore and Faisalabad as soon as possible.

DIG Investigation Punjab Azhar Akram, SSP Admin Kashif Aslam, SSP Investigation (1) Madam Shazia Sarwar, DSP Legal (1) Qadeer Anwar, and DSP Legal (2) Arsalan Saif also attended the meeting.