Policemen assaulted three women physically and dragged them towards a police mobile in Quetta in the absence of a female constable.

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Chief Minister of Balochistan, Abdul Quddus Bizenjo took notice of the incident after the video went viral and ordered strict action against the policemen who were involved in the incident.

The senior superintendent of police (SSP) Quetta has suspended the additional Station House Officer (SHO) Naveed Mukhtar.

According to the police, one of the girls allegedly escape from her house and was living with two friends.

Police further revealed that the father of the girl filed a complaint and relatives told the police after spotting her location.

Defending themselves, the police said that the girls were resisting and hitting them when they were trying to get hold of them.

Today, the court of a judicial magistrate in Quetta handed over the arrested girls to their parents.

The video got heavy criticism from netizens regarding the mistreatment of the girls by the police.

According to the law, a woman cannot be arrested or searched without the presence of a female constable.