Karachi cops suspended after viral video of fruit vendor's mistreatment

SSP Central Karachi police has suspended the policemen involved in the mistreatment of a fruit vendor in front of his daughter in Karachi's Shahrah-e-Noor Jehan.

The action was taken by SSP Central Zeeshan Shafique Siddiqui after the video went viral on social media.

The footage shows the officer attempting to take a melon from the vendor without paying. When the vendor refused to comply, the officer mistreated and threatened him.

The viral video reveals that the fruit vendor was with his young daughter near his cart when the officers mistreated him in her presence.

The officer claimed he was taking the melon for his home and accused the vendor of refusing to give it for free.

Following the altercation, the police officers departed in their vehicle, leaving the vendor’s three or four-year-old daughter at the cart with him throughout the incident.

شاہراہِ نور جہاں: پولیس اہلکاروں کا ٹھیلے والے پر تشدد، تمام اہلکار معطل

ایس ایس پی ڈسٹرکٹ سینٹرل، ذیشان شفیق صدیقی نے پولیس موبائل میں موجود تمام اہلکاروں کو معطل کردیا۔

معطل اہلکاروں کے خلاف مزید محکمانہ کارروائی کے لیے انکوائری کا حکم جاری کر دیا گیا ہے۔

معطل کیے گئے… pic.twitter.com/MrtBASigFV

— Karachi Police (@KarachiPolice_) March 15, 2025