The structure of the Capital City Police, Karachi,
is as depicted in the chart below.
Each
abbreviation stands for the following:
CCPO – Capital City Police Officer
PSO – Personnel Staff Officer
SSP – Senior Superintendent Police
DIG – Deputy Inspector General
SP – Superintendent Police
In
every Police Station, you can find the following personnel:
-
Senior Superintendent Police (SSP)
- Superintendent
Police (SP)
- Deputy
Superintendent Police (DSP)
-
Supervisory Police Officer (SPO)
-
Station House Officer (SHO)
-
Superintendent Police (SP)
-
Assistant Superintendent Police (ASI)
-
Head Constable
- Constable
-
Head Moharrar (Head Clerk)
-
Moharrar (Clerk)
The
Head Moharrar (Head Clerk) and Moharrar (Clerk) mainly do
the clerical work which includes filling in the First Information
Report (F..R.) and keeping a copy of the same. They are also
responsible for all record keeping on cases registered under
different counts at the same Police Station.
The
Head Moharrar (Head Clerk) or Moharrar (Clerk) file an F.I.R.
under the supervision of a Duty Officer, who is essentially
any officer above the rank of Head Constable, present at the
Police Station at the time the case is being registered.
There are two ways to bring a case to the Police’s attention:
-
Filling a ‘complaint’, or
-
Filling an F.I.R.
A
‘complaint’ is a temporary record of a dispute
and does not necessarily translate into legal action. The
Police do, however investigate the case and if the complaint
is grievous to the extent of legal action, the Police or complainant
can subsequently file an F.I.R. An F.I.R. has the power to
lead to a formal investigation and the submission of the case
in relevant court of law. |
