ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: The court on Monday rejected the bail application of two accused involved in embezzling Rs10 million.

The accused — Mohammad Akbar and Maqbool Ahmed — were charged of transferring shares worth Rs10 million fraudulently from the account of their partner Ahmed Hassan, who had died some time ago.

Ahmad Hassan’s widow, Zaheer Fatima, filed an application with the Sihala police station against the accused who were arrested. The district and sessions judge, Chaudhary Asad Raza, after hearing the arguments, rejected their bail application.

DRUG PEDDLER BAILED: The court has released a drug peddler on bail here on Monday.

The accused, Barkat Hussain, was arrested by Golra police with 515gms of charas. He had submitted an application in the court of the additional district and sessions judge, Chaudhry Mohammad Younas, in which he pleaded that his wife was pregnant and under treatment in a private clinic. He said his wife needed blood to save her life and there was no one to donate it.

The court accepted his application on humanitarian grounds and released him immediately on Rs20,000 surety bond.

Meanwhile, judicial magistrate Rana Mohammad Khan has accepted the bail application of two accused arrested by the police on charges of theft.

The accused Javed (driver) and Tanveer Ahmed (conductor), who were employees of Hakas Company, were charged of stealing tar and selling it.

A case was registered against the accused in Sihala police station.

AFGHAN ACQUITTED: The court has acquitted an Afghan national, Abdul Ghaffar, in an illegal stay case filed against him.

A case was filed against him under 14 Foreigners Act with the I-9 police station and was arrested. In the FIR it was mentioned that he was staying illegally in Pakistan.

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