[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]KARACHI: Widespread corruption has been exposed within the police department involving the excessive consumption of fuel by mobile vans, resulting in millions of rupees in losses each month.
A sophisticated tactic of installing up to five fuel consumption trackers in each van has been employed, deceiving the system and causing financial damage to the exchequer.
An investigation has been launched based on gathered evidence, including videos.
In 2017, during the tenure of former Inspector General A.D. Khwaja, the Sindh Police took notice of fuel misuse and installed fuel consumption trackers in all police vans to monitor and prevent fuel theft.
However, this system proved ineffective, as up to five trackers were cunningly installed in each vehicle, including patrolling vans, security police mobiles, and vehicles used by officers of the DSP rank. This manipulation was aimed at inflating fuel usage figures and claiming higher fuel costs. Additionally, fuel consumption was falsely recorded for various vehicles that were not even in use.
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Sources from the Karachi Police Office reveal that Additional IG Karachi Khadim Hussain Rind has taken notice of the installation of a five-tracker system on a police mobile and has ordered an investigation.
Earlier in the year, Sindh Police had requested an additional fund of Rs50 million from the Sindh Home Department for SSU, Security One, Security Two, Foreign Security Cell, Court Police, and Guard Force.
From the law and order budget, the Sindh government had sought funds amounting to Rs100.36 million for SSU, Rs14.88 million for Security One, Rs89 million for Security Two, Rs11.3 million for Foreign Security Cell, Rs31.7 million for Court Police, and Rs124.7 million for Security Force.
Similarly, in the fiscal year 2022-23, Ghotki, Kashmore, and Shikarpur police utilized fuel worth Rs360 million. Ghotki saw 70 mobiles and 17 armored vehicles consuming diesel and petrol worth Rs190 million, while Kashmore had 65 police mobiles and 16 armored vehicles consuming fuel worth Rs70 million. Additionally, in Shikarpur, 70 police mobiles and 7 armored vehicles used fuel worth Rs100 million.
Despite receiving a budget of billions of rupees, the law and order situation in Sindh remains a significant concern. The police have not achieved success in combating street crimes, extortion, kidnapping for ransom, and dacoities in the province.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
