ASP Shehrbano saves Woman from blasphemy accusation in Lahore

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2 years ago

Lahore: Inspector General (IG) of Punjab Police Dr. Usman Anwar has commended a female police officer for her efforts in rescuing a woman from a mob of violent protestors on Sunday afternoon in the Ichchra neighborhood of Lahore.

According to accounts, some individuals in Lahore’s Ichchra neighborhood began yelling religious chants because they believed the woman’s traditional jalabiya robe to contain sacred scriptures. “There is only one punishment for those who disrespect the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and that punishment is his/her beheading,” some of the mob’s members were heard yelling.

The woman was saved from a business where she had been held by the police unit, which was led by SDPO Syeda Shehrbano Naqvi, when they arrived on the scene in good time.

“ASP Syeda Shehrbano Naqvi, the courageous SDPO of Gulbarg Lahore, put her life in danger to rescue a woman from a violent crowd,” reads a post on X on behalf of Inspector General Dr. Usman Anwer. The highest gallantry award for law enforcement in Pakistan, the Quaid-e-Azam Police Medal (QPM), has been recommended for her to receive in recognition of her heroic deed by the Punjab Police.

After being brought to a police station, the woman explained to some clerics that she had no clue that people would misinterpret the pattern on her clothing for sacred scriptures. She also extended her sincere apologies for donning the garments in such style.

Staff Reporter