KARACHI, Feb 6: A district and sessions court on Friday dismissed an application challenging the detention of a suspect, Ali Mohammad Hajiano, after it was informed that the suspect was wanted in over 30 cases of robbery, murder, attempt to murder and rape.
Ali Mohammad Hajiano along with his accomplice, Umair Khan, was arrested recently after an encounter with police in the Defence area.
The suspect’s father, Gul Mohammad Hajiano, moved the application before the District and Sessions Judge (south), Fahim Ahmed Siddiqui, alleging that his son, Ali Mohammad, had been in the illegal custody of Gizri police station.
When the hearing began on Friday, police officials appeared in court and submitted a detailed report of crimes allegedly committed by the suspect.
The court was told that the crimes committed by the suspect were of serious nature and the law enforcers arrested him after an encounter and also seized an unlicensed weapon.
According to the report, suspect Ali Mohammad was involved in more than 30 different cases of robbery, murder, attempt to murder and rape.
The court dismissed the application.
Meanwhile, the police produced Ali Mohammad Hajiano and his accomplice, Umair Khan, before the courts of four different judicial magistrates in different cases.
The suspects were remanded in judicial custody till Feb 20.
PWs testify in kidnap case
An anti-terrorism court on Friday recorded the statements of two prosecution witnesses in a case pertaining to the kidnapping of an eight-year-old boy for ransom.
The accused, Adnan Ahmed Khan and Naila, have been charged with kidnapping the boy, Arsalan, on August 13 in the limits of Sachal police station.
The witnesses, Maqsood and Waheed Khan, testified before Judge Syed Hasan Shah Bukhari of ATC-I.
The court adjourned the hearing till Feb 11 for cross-examination of the witnesses by the defence counsel.
The complainant, Saddar Jan, had testified that on Aug 13, 2008 he came to know that his grandson was kidnapped by unidentified culprits and later they had demanded a ransom for his release. He deposed that he had informed the police and lodged a case against the kidnappers.
According to the prosecution, the accused demanded a ransom of Rs1 million from the victim’s family. However, the matter was reported to the police and the Anti-Violent Crime Cell with the coordination of the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee raided a house on Sept 15, 2008 in the Gulzar-i-Hijri area and arrested the couple and recovered the abducted child.
During the interrogation, the suspects disclosed that they had planned to kidnap the child as they loved each other and wanted to get married but needed the money to meet their wedding expenses, it added.
Forex scam case
A Special Banking Court on Friday issued a show-cause notice to the jail superintendent for failing to produce in court forex dealer Hanif Kalia who was allegedly involved in a money laundering case along with his brother, Abdul Munaf Kalia, and Javed Khanani.
Judge Ghulam Hussain Mallah adjourned the hearing till Feb 20 and directed the jail superintendent to clarify his position. Other two accused – Abdul Munaf Kalia and Javed Khanani – were present in court.
The Federal Investigation Agency had arrested them on charges of illegally transferring billions of dollars abroad. Later, they were remanded in judicial custody. The suspects were booked in a case (76/08) under Sections 5/8, 22/23 of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947 read with Sections 7, 8 & 20 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance, 2007 and Sections 420, 467, 471, 477-A of the Pakistan Penal Code at the FIA crimes circle.
Bail pleas rejected
The same court also rejected bail applications of four branch managers of different banks.
The four suspects, Wajahat Ali, Tasleem Ahmed, Masood Abbas and Arif-ur-Rahman jointly moved the bail application. The suspects were arrested on charges of operating fake bank accounts and allegedly helping Javed Khanani and Kalia brothers in money laundering.