KARACHI: The administrative judge of the antiterrorism courts (ATCs) has transferred a case pertaining to the murder of teenaged student Jazlan to the ATC-XVI for initiating a trial against five suspects, including three brothers and their father.
Hasnain Faiz, his father, Muhammad Faiz, and brothers, Irfan Faiz and Ahsan Faiz, and their friend Inshal have been booked for shooting to death Jazlan over a trivial dispute in Bahria Town Karachi on May 25.
Last week, the investigating officer (IO) had filed the final charge sheet in the case, accusing the three brothers, their father and friend of aiding and abetting the murder of the teenager.
He also listed nine witnesses.
In the final charge sheet, IO Inspector Aslam Jutt stated that the investigation, circumstantial evidence and statements of the witnesses suggested that suspect Ahsan shot dead Jazlan on the instigation of his father, Muhammad Faiz, for quarrelling with his brother, Hasnain, over a petty dispute.
He added that Ahsan shot fires with a pistol, which was licensed in the name of his father, while his friend, Inshal also fired shots with another pistol at Shah Mir, Jazlan’s friend, and wounded him.
The charge sheet stated that Hasnain, Irfan and Inshal opened fire on the victims – Jazlan and his friend Shah Mir -- with an intent to kill them and caused terror in the locality. Irfan while driving a car intercepted Jazlan’s car and beat them up.
It also stated that suspect Muhammad Faiz instigated his sons to kill the victim and injure his friend by giving his own licensed pistol for unauthorised use in the offence, adding that later he hid the weapon and got registered a fake report regarding theft of his weapon at the A-Section police station in Ghotki.
The charge sheet concluded that Ahsan, his brothers Irfan and Hasnain, and their friend, Inshal, had been found guilty of allegedly committing the murder of Jazlan and wounding his friend, Shah Mir, while Mr Faiz was found involved in abetting the offence by hiding the evidence (pistol) to hush up the matter.
IO Jutt claimed that the suspects had been found guilty of committing offences punishable under Sections 302 (premeditated murder), 324 (attempted murder), 109 (abetment), 114 (abettor present when offence is committed), 216-A (penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits) and 34 (common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code. He added that Section 7 (punishment for acts of terrorism) of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 was also incorporated in the FIR.
Published in Dawn, August 27th, 2022
