ASI faces legal action over incident involving currency notes and dancers at shrine festival in Sahiwal
Most outlets led with the arrest of a police ASI following a viral video of him tossing currency notes at dancers during a shrine festival in Sahiwal. Dawn described the case as being registered on the direction of a senior officer and named the individuals involved. Daily Pakistan (English) emphasized the public outrage and the prompt response from police high-ups. Both excerpts noted the legal action taken, but Daily Pakistan framed the incident as having sparked online backlash, while Dawn presented the action more as a procedural follow-up.
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Punjab Police ASI lands behind bars for showering currency notes at Dancers during festival
SAHIWAL – A viral video showing Sahiwal Police ASI tossing currency notes at dancers during a shrine festival sparked outrage online, prompting police high-ups to order legal action. Taking notice of the incident, DPO Usman Tipu directed Yousafwala Police to register a case against ASI Rustam Ali Bhatti, posted at Fatah Sher Police Station, and […]
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ASI held for showering money on dancers in Sahiwal
SAHIWAL: On the direction of DPO Usman Tipu, Yousafwala Police have registered a case against Rustam Ali Bhatti, ASI of Fatah Sher Police Station, and Bashir Ahmed Bhatti, custodian of the shrine of Hazrat Diwan Baba Haji Sher, in village 55/5-L, tehsil Sahiwal, for showering currency notes over dancers during the annual shrine festival on Friday night. The police officer himself was seen showe...
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