GUJRANWALA, March 7: Additional District and Sessions Judge Sanaullah Khan Niazi sent on Thursday an ASI and a head constable to jail for giving a fake statement in the court.

According to details, Aroop police arrested Riaz in a narcotics case. Investigation officer ASI Shafqatullah said in his statement in the court that he recovered heroin from Riaz which was sealed in a packet. The judge found soap instead of heroin in the packet.

Riaz said in his statement that police had not recovered any heroin from him while he had been implicated in the case.

The judge expressed dismay over the fake statement of an investigating officer and sent him to jail.

Later, the court recorded the statement of prosecution witness Head Constable Abdul Razzaq and also sent him to jail when he supported the statement of the ASI.

The court summoned another prosecution witness ASI Zakaullah on March 18.

Meanwhile, SSP Muhammad Aslam Tarin suspended ASI Shafqatullah from service and issued him show cause notice.

BAIL REJECTED: The District and Sessions Judge rejected on Thursday the bail pleas of four police officials and sent them to jail.

Five accused involved in a murder case were arrested by Ladhewala Warraich police some two weeks ago. Later, they were shifted to Gujranwala Saddar police lock-up. The accused escaped from the lock-up after throwing red chilies in the eyes of police guards.

The SSP got arrested three police constables on charge of inefficiency. The other four officials, including ASI Nawaz Ahmad, got an interim bail from a court of law.

Those sent to jail were ASI Nawaz Ahmad, police station clerk Ghulam Sarwar and constables Allah Ditta and Abdul Ghafoor.