Police get seven-day remand of Achakzai

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QUETTA: Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party MPA Abdul Majeed Achakzai being taken out of a police vehicle for his appearance in a court on Thursday.—INP

QUETTA: An anti-terrorism court of Quetta and judicial magistrate remanded on Thursday Abdul Majeed Achakzai, a member of the Balochistan Assembly, into police custody for another seven days each in two cases.

Police produced MPA Achakzai in the court of Judicial Magistrate Shahnawaz Langove after completion of a five-day remand handed down to him for allegedly causing the death of traffic sergeant Haji Attaullah Dashti by running his vehicle over him.

The judicial magistrate remanded the legislator for further seven days into police custody.

Police also produced the suspect before the judge of Quetta’s anti-terrorism court, Dawood Khan Nasar, in a kidnapping case registered at the Satellite Town police station in 2009.

Police officials requested the court for grant of physical remand of the MPA in the case and the ATC judge remanded him into police custody for seven days.

Police arrested MPA Achakzai on June 24 for allegedly running his vehicle over Mr Dashti on June 20 while the policeman was performing his duty at the GPO Chowk.

Published in Dawn, June 30th, 2017

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Mohammed

Jun 30, 2017 09:05am

Keep him in the jail for ever and any one who want to help him put them also in the jail.

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Humaira

Jun 30, 2017 09:32am

HOW DARE HE! this is a cold blooded murder that he has committed and he should be punished for it. It is people like him who if left scot free set a bad example for others to follow!

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Saqlain

Jun 30, 2017 09:37am

Compare his treatment with Dasti however both are MNAs but one is poor and other is Rich.

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Akil Akhtar

Jun 30, 2017 09:40am

Using Allegedly in this case is a bit unfair with the victim....

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JKhan

Jun 30, 2017 10:12am

It is really amusing to read "allegedly" despite video showing this Achackzai driving the killing vehicle himself.

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SIS SANDAL

Jun 30, 2017 10:27am

Let's see. Chances are grim as always that victim's family would get justice. He either will be discharged due to 'lack of evidence' or family would end up with forgiveness due to 'unknown pressure'.

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Alexey

Jun 30, 2017 10:41am

It's manslaughter. Plain and simple. Punish him for what he did.

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iffi

Jun 30, 2017 11:08am

Now this has to change that an mpa hit a policeman & is being treated as state guest by police & all sundry .... while mr dasti a poor MNA is being treated as terrorist for opening water for poor of his area .... what a democracy ....

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m.sattar.

Jun 30, 2017 01:06pm

So why was he free if there was a 2009 kidnapping case registered against him?

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ukz

Jun 30, 2017 01:42pm

After remand let's see if police treat him the same way it is treating MNA Jamshed Dasti.

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Limit khatak

Jun 30, 2017 06:48pm

What investigation.he killed a man in broad day light on video.section 302 and the rope instead of air conditioned room and pulao.

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