Syed Tanveer Murtaza, an assistant commissioner formerly stationed in Gojra City of Toba Tek Singh district, was found in ‘a compromising position’ with a girl inside his car parked at an abandoned house in Hussaina Colony, adjacent to Pansara Road Bypass.

Gojra city police SHO Rana Abdul Ghafoor told the media that they received a tip-off that a man was found kissing a young girl (A) in a car bearing registration No 5199 LEB (Toyota GLI).

“On this information, they (the patrol officer) immediately rushed towards the scene and found the man in compromising position with a girl.

“Both were taken into custody for having committed ‘offence of public annoyance as they were involved in an obscene act’ and registered a case under section 294 of the Pakistan Penal Code vide FIR 576/17,” the SHO added.

The quick police action proved to be life-saving for Murtaza, who is currently an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in Lahore and denies any wrongdoing.

A number of villagers had encircled the house suspecting some foul play hours after they found a car parked inside. Soon as they managed to open the car, the villagers forced both of them to come out. Some even thrashed the ex-AC while in the meantime a police party reached the spot and arrested the accused.

Locals say the girl belonged to a colony nearby and “both are having illicit relations.”

According to few eyewitnesses, despite finding them in compromising position, police registered a case of only minor offence due to the pressure of the accused assistant commissioner.

Murtaza says he served the area as an assistant commissioner and certain groups concocted a story of his relationship with the daughter of his friend in revenge.