NEW DELHI: In an uncommon flip of occasions, 4 Pakistan cops had been charged with corruption hours after high Pakistan cricketer Sohaib Maqsood complained of being shaken down for bribes throughout a current highway journey.
In a social media submit, Maqsood hit out at Sindh police, saying that on his approach from Karachi to Multan he was stopped whereas driving and requested for bribes.
The 36-year-old identified he needed to pay 8000 rupees to the cops and lebelled them ‘corrupt’.
“Sindh police is so corrupt that they stop you after 50 km and ask for money or they threat you to go to the police station…,” he posted.
Later Tuesday, an announcement from Sindh police stated 4 cops had been discovered to have been concerned within the incident.
“Legal action has been initiated,” the assertion stated, including that two police officers had been suspended for “negligence”.
Sohaib Maqsood has performed 29 one-day internationals and 26 Twenty20 matches for Pakistan till 2021.
Police officers in Pakistan have lengthy been accused of corruption, and people in rural areas of the Sindh province have a very unhealthy popularity.
International cricketers are normally handled as celebrities in Pakistan, however typically conceal their identities in public.
(With inputs from AFP)
In a social media submit, Maqsood hit out at Sindh police, saying that on his approach from Karachi to Multan he was stopped whereas driving and requested for bribes.
The 36-year-old identified he needed to pay 8000 rupees to the cops and lebelled them ‘corrupt’.
“Sindh police is so corrupt that they stop you after 50 km and ask for money or they threat you to go to the police station…,” he posted.
Later Tuesday, an announcement from Sindh police stated 4 cops had been discovered to have been concerned within the incident.
“Legal action has been initiated,” the assertion stated, including that two police officers had been suspended for “negligence”.
Sohaib Maqsood has performed 29 one-day internationals and 26 Twenty20 matches for Pakistan till 2021.
Police officers in Pakistan have lengthy been accused of corruption, and people in rural areas of the Sindh province have a very unhealthy popularity.
International cricketers are normally handled as celebrities in Pakistan, however typically conceal their identities in public.
(With inputs from AFP)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com