LHC grants protective bail to PML-N MPA in police station attack case

Published July 24, 2014
A view of the Lahore High Court. — File photo
A view of the Lahore High Court. — File photo

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday granted protective bail to Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) MPA Rana Shoaib Idrees, DawnNews reported.

The MPA appeared in court on charges of carrying out an attack on a police station in Faisalabad.

Shoaib’s bail plea was heard by a division bench of the high court comprising Justice Mazhar Siddhu and Justice Shehzada Mazhar.

The PML-N MPA denied the allegations against him and termed these a pack of lies. However, after listening to arguments, the court decided in Shoaib's favour, granting him the bail.

Speaking to media representatives today, Shoaib alleged that the incident's complete footage was not being shown. He moreover denied attacking the police station and claimed he did not beat anyone up but only brought a policeman who had fired shots to the station.

The court subsequently adjourned the case's hearing to August 11.

According to sources, Khurrianwala police had raided the MPA’s outhouse to arrest a PO, Iqbal, carrying Rs100,000 head money on charges of being involved in a case of terrorism, murder and attempt to murder.

On being informed of the raid and the arrest, sources said, the MPA, along with dozens of his supporters had besieged the police station and had started chanting slogan against the police officials.

Sensing the situation, policemen had closed the main gate of the police station. However, some of the MPA’s supporters had managed to open the gate.

The MPA, along with his supporters entered the police station and brutally thrashed three on-duty policemen.

The police then registered a case under section of Anti-Terrorism Act and PPC against Shoaib and more than 50 of his henchmen for involved in thrashing policemen and ransacking a police station.

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