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A sub-inspector of the Punjab police has resigned from his post after Lahore police chief Umar Sheikh allegedly verbally berated him during an official meeting, The Media has reported.
Fahad Iftikhar Virk, in his two-line resignation letter, said that he is unable to serve the police department any longer after the humiliating experience.
Virk told The News that Sheikh had called him an idiot (khotay ka bacha) when he (Virk) incorrectly answered a question in a meeting chaired by the Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) on September 22.
Virk said he felt deeply insulted and immediately resigned from his position after the encounter.
Virk said he had been in charge of the media monitoring cell and was briefing Sheikh and other officers on a matter related to his portfolio.
“The CCPO asked me a question, which I answered. While I was replying, he interrupted and called me a ‘khotay ka bacha,’ saying he was asking me something but was getting an answer to something else,” Virk told the newspaper.
A member of the Punjab Police on Thursday chose to step down from his post after Lahore police chief Umar Sheikh allegedly called him a khotay ka bacha [Son of a donkey] while giving him a dressing down in an official meeting.
Sub-inspector Fahad Iftikhar Virk told the media about how heat things became."I could not tolerate him abusing my father that was too much for me," the cop said
Fahad said he had played a key role in establishing the social media cell of the Punjab Police force and "always gave his best".He recounted how Sheikh had asked him a question to which Fahad replied in English.
According to him, in a fit of rage, he then proceeded to "humilate him". "His behavior in unbecoming of his rank as well as being illegal and immoral," he went on to say.
The Lahore CCPO faced heavy critiicism for his remarks earlier this month on live television, where he questioned why the Lahore gang-rape victim was "out alone so late at night with her children".
His comments raised a furore as the public called for his ouster for seemingly blamiing the victim instead of taking responsiblity for the law enforcement's failure to protect her.
Yesterday, SSP Liaquat Malik was transferred for "disciplinary reasons" to AIG Discipline after reportedly exchanging heated words with the top cop.
This is not the first time a member of the Punjab Police has complained about his behaviour, as earlier this week, a head constable and an inspector lodged complaints as well as staging protests against him.
