Inspector General of Police Shoaib Dastagir has issued detailed directions for identification and verification of arrested persons.
In the light of these directions, DIG Crimes Dr Masood Saleem has sent the devised SOP to CCPO Lahore, all regional, district heads along with districts incharge of investigation. The said standing order contains detailed instructions regarding verification and identification of arrested person or persons.
It has been mentioned in the order that police do not give value to identification of arrested individuals in actionable offence and such accused are freed after acquisition of bail during hearing and then declared court absconders upon their absence in the court thus causing not only difficulty in their arrest but also non compliance of producing of accused in the court upon summons.
Often, the name of the accused is given incomplete or wrong by the plaintiff and investigation officer also does not pay attention to true identity and residence in accordance with the documents of CNIC which later on gives birth to different legal complications.
Groups of accused involved in inter-districts crimes tell wrong name address and provide fake CNIC to police officers so that they may save themselves from arrest in other districts especially in those districts in which they have already been declared proclaimed offenders. In this respect, following the orders of honourable court, instructions have been issued under police order Article (3)10.
Whenever any person is arrested, his name, father name, complete address will be asked. The verification of CNIC or its available copy shall be verified through NADRA because possession of fake CNIC by an accused cannot be ignored.
Moreover, the verification of the documents of the accused should be scrutinized from two local prominent persons of that area. In case of absence of CNIC, the pedigree of the arrested person should be acquired from NADRA and attached it with the Missil and the documents of the accused should be verified from the town respectable persons of the accused residential area. Furthermore, if the accused did not apply for CNIC then investigation officer with the help of SHO or in charge Investigation should immediately contact NADRA and if possible then mobile unit of NADRA should be managed so that the accused’s CNIC could be formally made.
