KARACHI: Inspector-General Police Sindh Ghulam Nabi Memon Sunday admitted negligence by the police in the high-profile Perween Rahman murder case.
In an interview to a privat TV channel the IG said: “In the Perween Rahman murder case, there was negligence by the police. We are going to appeal against the decision.”
IG Nabi said that the police was trying to remove “defects from the investigation system” and also attempting to make appointments in every department on a permanent basis.
Rahman, a renowned urban planner and director of the Orangi Pilot Project, was murdered in a drive-by shooting on her car at the Banaras flyover a few minutes after she left her office for home on March 13, 2013. She was killed as a result of a land dispute.
Last week, the Sindh High Court nullified the life-imprisonment sentences, handed over to the accused individuals for Rahman’s murder by the anti-terrorism court, following insufficient evidence.
Following the court’s verdict, the deceased’s family decided to appeal against the acquittal of five accused men in the Supreme Court.
