March 11, 2003	Tuesday	Muharram 7, 1424

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RAWALPINDI, March 10: The civil judge, Azfar Sultan Syed, on Monday remanded a woman to jail on charges of kidnapping women and forcing them into prostitution.

The women police, in a midnight raid, arrested the accused, Rehana Suhail, alias Aunty Ruby, from her house in Fazl Colony. The police took the move after a woman from Gujrat, Sadaf, along with her mother and brother, registered an FIR against the accused at the Women police station.

In her FIR, Sadaf maintained that on January 12, 2003, she came to Rawalpindi to meet her aunt. She tried to contact her relatives from a PCO near Faizabad bus terminal, but their telephone line was busy. On seeing that she was unable to get in touch with her relatives, the PCO owner, Azam, told her that he would take her to her destination. But, instead, he drove her to Ruby’s house where they took away her jewellery and cash and kept her in detention. Sadaf alleged that Ruby would invite people to her house and force her to fulfil their demands. However, one day a guard, named Boota, provided her a chance to escape.

During the raid, the police also allegedly recovered two girls — Saima alias Aliya and Shazia alias Naseebo — whose stories according to the police were similar to that of Sadaf.

The civil judge have sent the girls to Darul Aman and would soon record their statement under section 164.

DRUG PEDDLER JAILED: The district and sessions judge, Dost Mohammad Khemta, awarded three months rigorous imprisonment to a drug peddler.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs500 on the convict. In case of non-payment of fine, he would have to undergo another 15 days of jail term.

The Civil Line police had recovered 110gms of charas from the man, who pleaded guilty to his crime.

Meanwhile, the additional district and sessions judge, Mian Mohammad Shafi, issued show-cause notice to the SHO of Ganjmandi police station for not appearing before court to inform the judge about the developments in a narcotics case.

In another case, the civil judge, Hasnain Qadir Ghillo, remanded an Afghan to Adiala jail.

The accused had been booked by Banni police for staying illegally in the country.

A Reporter from Islamabad Adds: Judicial Magistrate Amir Saleem Rana awarded one-year rigorous imprisonment to a person in an illicit arms case on Monday.

Abideen Mohammad was arrested by I-9 police for possessing illicit arms. After the completion of the hearing, the judicial magistrate found him guilty and awarded him the punishment.

PTV SCANDAL: Additional District and Sessions Judge Qazi Waqar Hussain adjourned the hearing in the PTV pornography case till March 15.

Petitioner Bushra filed an application in the court of the additional district and sessions judge, asking him to adjourn her case for one week.