On the direction of Punjab Chief Min-ister Hamza Shahbaz, the provincial government has decided to take effec-tive measures to improve security and management of graveyards in the wake of incidents of desecration of
bodies in Okara and Gujrat.
The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal at the Civil Secretariat here on Saturday.
The chief secretary directed the offi-cers to arrest culprits and prosecute them as per law. He said that a data-base of fingerprints of criminals should be prepared in the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) with the help of police.
On this occasion, Inspector General of Police Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan directed the RPOs that officials should also keep an eye on graveyards during patrols.
The meeting decided to form manage-ment committees and deploy watch-men for the security of graveyards.
The participants also agreed on a pro-posal to enhance the punishment for the crime of desecration of a corpse.
The Chief Secretary directed that im-mediate steps be taken to prevent in-humane acts like desecration of dead bodies. He asked the deputy commis-sioners to extend cooperation to the local government department to im-prove the management of graveyards in the districts.
He said that the Shehr-e-Khamoshan Authority would be made fully functional.
The additional chief secretary (home), IG Police, secretaries of local government, prosecution, DG Punjab Forensic Science Agency and officers concerned attended the meeting while all the divisional commissioners and RPOs participated through video link.
The additional chief secretary (home), IG Police, secretaries, prosecution, DG Punjab Forensic Science Agency and officers concerned attended the meet-ing while all the divisional commis-sioners and RPOs participated through video link.
