- Family demands culpable homicide case
Bhopal: An elderly security guard, Abdul Shafiq (58), died during treatment on Sunday, weeks after he was hit by a car driven by ASI Parveen Naqvi, posted in the EOW’s incoming and outgoing branch. His daughter’s wedding, scheduled for the previous day, had already been postponed due to his critical condition.
Shafiq, a resident of the Shahjahanabad area, worked as a guard at Regalia Heights in Koh-e-Fiza. On November 7, 2025, while returning home after night duty, his bike was struck by Parveen Naqvi’s Nexa car at the Koh-e-Fiza hospital signal. She took him to Hamidia Hospital, after which the family shifted him to Chirayu Hospital in Bhainsakhedi, where he remained under treatment for nearly two weeks.
The family alleges that although the ASI initially assured them of support, she later stopped cooperating. Son-in-law Rashid said the ASI neither visited the private hospital nor responded properly to calls, instead accusing the family of misbehaving. They have lodged an FIR at Koh-e-Fiza police station, demanding a culpable homicide case now that Shafiq has died. Police have seized her car.
An audio of a phone conversation between the ASI and the family has also surfaced, in which she claims the accident was not her fault. The family says they had no funds for treatment, having already spent a loan of Rs 35,000 taken for Shafiq’s younger daughter’s wedding. Despite efforts and further borrowing, Shafiq could not be saved.
Koh-e-Fiza TI KG Shukla said a case has been registered and CCTV footage will be examined before further legal action.
