Show-cause notices served to 83 cops for using social media

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police issued show-cause notices and warning letters police officials of Shangla and Peshawar over using social media. District Police Officer (DPO) Shangla has issued show cause notices to 63 policemen using social media. According to sources, notices have been issued over violation of the orders of the officers and using social media accounts. According to police sources, inspectors, sub-inspectors and other officials including ASI level officers are among the violators of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police's social media policy. Similarly, 20 police personnel have been asked to answer on the use of social media in Peshawar. Authorities have issued orders to delete social media accounts within 3 days for violating the police social media policy. The notice states that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police is a disciplinary force and violation of social media policy is a punishable offence. The show cause notice states that the Central Police Office had banned the use of social media by police officers and personnel, despite the ban, the officers and officers being added to social media groups or not operating their accounts is against the police's social media policy. [embedpost slug="punjab-bares-policemen-from-using-social-media-during-duty"] Senior Superintendent of Police(SSP) Coordination  will take action for not deleting social media accounts.