By Imran Gabol | Dawn.com Rent Freeze
The Sheikhupura Police arrested a security guard of the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) on Wednesday after the Power Division suspended him for dragging an elderly customer out of the distribution company鈥檚 premises.
Footage of the incident, making the rounds on social media since July 1, showed a Lesco guard dragging an elderly woman along the ground by her arm while removing her from the premises.
According to a Power Division statement issued today, the incident of misbehaviour took place on June 30. 鈥淭he security guard was suspended immediately [and] a first information report was filed. The security guard is now in police custody,鈥 the statement added.
鈥淏reaking the law and humiliating the public will not be tolerated,鈥 the Power Division warned, highlighting that it took strict action against the guard鈥檚 misconduct.
The statement added that action was being taken to dismiss the security guard from his job and that the Power Division ordered an inquiry report to be furnished within three days.
Orders were also forwarded to other power supply and distribution companies to 鈥渢ake immediate steps and issue instructions to all offices鈥.
鈥淭he Power Division apologises to the elderly woman and other consumers for this individual鈥檚 act,鈥 the statement read. 鈥淲e highly respect our consumers.鈥
The Sheikhupura Police also confirmed the man鈥檚 arrest in a post on Facebook, detailing that the viral footage prompted District Police Officer (DPO) Bilal Zafar Sheikh to take notice of the incident.
鈥淧olice arrested the suspect and registered a case,鈥 DPO Sheikh was quoted as saying. 鈥淣o one is allowed to take the law into their own hands.鈥