KARACHI, Sept 6: Police brought two more suspects in a case pertaining to the deadly gun attack on a police bus in Chakra Goth to the city courts amid tight security to obtain their remand on Tuesday.

The suspects, Kamran Madhuri and Sohail Commando, were brought in ambulances before a judicial magistrate a day after the police had obtained extension in physical remand of two other suspects Abdul Hakeem and Atif alias Asif.

The judicial magistrate directed the police to produce the suspects before the administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts in Karachi to seek remand because the case fell under the anti-terrorism law.

The two suspects are likely to be brought before the administrative judge of ATCs on Wednesday.

According to the prosecution, at least four people, including three policemen, were killed and 30 others wounded when a group of 15 to 20 gunmen riding motorcycles opened fire on the bus carrying dozens of policemen on the night of Aug 19 at Charka Goth in Korangi.

On Aug 21, the police claimed to have arrested three suspects — Kamran Madhuri, Abdul Bashar Bengali and Sohail Commando — and released their photos to the media.

The police claimed that they had got their confessions in which the suspects admitted to have attacked the bus. However, the suspects had not been produced in a court until Tuesday.

‘Assassin’ remanded

A judicial magistrate remanded an alleged assassin in police custody in a murder case till Sept 8.

Majid alias Kalu, said to be associated with one of the several criminal gangs operating in Lyari, was produced before a judicial magistrate (west) in the murder case of Mohammad Imran.

The victim was killed after being kidnapped on July 28 within the remit of the Pak Colony police station. The suspect was arrested on Sept 4. The police claimed to have his confession to several targeted killings.

A case (FIR No 172/11) was registered under Sections 302 and 34 of Pakistan Penal Code on a complaint of the deceased brother.

On Sept 5, a magistrate had also remanded the same suspect in police custody in three other murder cases registered at the Pak Colony police station.

Suspects confess to advocate’s murder

Three suspects on Tuesday recorded their confessional statements in a lawyer’s murder case before a judicial magistrate.

The lawyer’s employee, Naveed John Bhatti, along with two brothers, Sajid and Zahid, has been charged with allegedly killing Advocate Mohammad Murtaza Chinoy at his office in Clifton on Aug 25.

On the previous hearing, the investigation officer had submitted an application, requesting the court to record the statements of two prosecution witnesses under Section 164 of the criminal procedure code.

When the case came up for hearing on Tuesday, prosecution witnesses Nisar and Salman Sharif, who was also the complainant of the case, appeared before Judicial Magistrate (south) Mashooq Ali Palijo and began to testify in the presence of the suspects when all of a sudden the latter interrupted the judicial officer and said that they were ready to confess their guilt.

After completing legal formalities, the judicial magistrate recorded the confessional statements of the suspects under Section 164 of the CrPC.

They deposed that Naveed and an absconder, Farooq, were also employees of the victim and they had planned to rob the advocate.

For this purpose, the suspects said, they also got assistance of Sajid and Zahid by offering them money. But Zahid opened fire on the lawyer when he put up resistance, leaving him dead on the spot, they added.

After the completion of their confessions, the court sent the suspects to jail on judicial remand till Sept 16 and directed the investigation officer to submit a charge-sheet on the next hearing.

Meanwhile, the complainant also identified the case property (laptop and other valuables of the deceased) in the court.

According to the prosecution, the suspects allegedly killed the victim during a robbery bid on Aug 25 at his Zamzama office, Clifton.

Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested the suspects in Azam Basti on Sept 2 and claimed to have seized the deceased’s laptop, saving certificates worth Rs2 million and a pistol found in their possession.

A case (FIR No 202/2011) was registered at the Clifton police station against unidentified suspects under Sections 302 (premeditated murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code.

Lawyers to observe boycott

Meanwhile, the Karachi Bar Association announced that it would boycott the legal proceedings at the city courts on Wednesday to protest the murder of a lawyer.

KBA General Secretary Haider Imam Rizvi told Dawn that Faheem Al-Karim, an advocate, and two others were found dead in Defence on Tuesday evening.

The Sindh High Court Bar Association also announced a boycott of court proceedings on Wednesday and the Malir bar endorsed the decision, he added.