ISLAMABAD: Though diplomatic enclave in the federal capital is considered the most sensitive area of the city and despite the claims of a fool proof security made by the Islamabad police a recent incident in which a car was stolen from there puts a question mark on security in diplomatic enclave.
Furthermore the relevant police station refused to register a First Information Report (FIR) and the victim had to move to district court, Daily Times has learned.
Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Tanveer Meer Friday ordered Station House Officer (SHO) P.S Secretariat to register an FIR regarding the theft of a vehicle in the vicinity of diplomatic enclave on the application by Hamid Mehmood Shah, a security company manager who provides security services to the Australian High Commission.
The stolen vehicle, rented Corolla XLI, Model 2006, Registration No.LD-582, color, Engine No.X493655, Chassis No.NZE120-6048 729 was in use of the company and was stolen on March 20th 2011 from the parking of Capital Heights Apartment.
The applicant reported the incident to the Diplomatic Security Police that searched the area and interrogated the staffs residing in the enclave, the Azerbaijan and American Embassies that are situated nearby were also requested for video clips of the area which the former did but to no avail.
Hamid, then, submitted a formal application to the police to register an FIR and to interrogate the situation but even after 18 days, Hamid claimed, SHO Secretariat Haq Nawaz Bhatti neither has recovered the vehicle nor registered any case registered the case.
Hamid then filed an application with the district court on April 7, 2011 to register an FIR regarding the theft.
ASJ Friday issued notice to SHO to register an FIR and recover the vehicle as soon as possible.
"The perusal of said application shows that cognizable offence is made out from its plain perusal hence the application for registration of case is hereby accepted and the SHO concerned is directed to register FIR" ASJ Informed in notice.
Duty Officer at Secretariat Police Station ASI Khalid, while talking to the Daily Times, confirmed that police station had received the application to register an FIR but since the vehicle was on rent so police was probing weather the owner had taken back the vehicle or it was stolen. He said multiple persons drive vehicles that are on rent so it becomes difficult for the police to control the crime.
