KARACHI, Nov 4: A judicial magistrate remanded on Friday two suspected hit men in jail custody till Nov 11.

Zakir Hussain alias Adeel alias Agha and Gul Mohammad alias Gulloo were arrested on Oct 23 after an encounter in the Clifton area and the following day they were remanded in police custody in three cases pertaining to attempted murder and possession of illicit weapons.

After the expiry of their remand, the police produced them before the court of a judicial magistrate (south) on Friday.

The court sent the suspects to prison on judicial remand and directed the police to submit charge-sheets on the next hearing.

According to the prosecution, the police arrested the suspects after a shootout and seized unlicensed weapons and claimed that they were involved in targeted killings.

They were booked in three cases (268/11, 269/11 and 272/11) under Sections 353 (criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 324 (attempt to commit premeditated murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code and Sections 13-D and 13-E of the Arms Ordinance at the Clifton police station.

The same suspects were also remanded in prison on Friday by the administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts in some murder cases.

Warrants for policemen

A judicial magistrate on Friday issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of six policemen for not appearing in court to testify in illicit weapons cases.

The crime investigation department arrested Mohammad Azeem and Mohammad Amin in December and October 2010 for allegedly possessing unlicensed pistols and booked them in cases (313/10 and 257/10) under Section 13-D of the Arms Ordinance.

Inspector Shariq Siddiqui, ASI Asghar Hussain Abidi, head constable Tauqueer Ahmed and constable Khan Mohammad were the prosecution witnesses in the first case while sub-inspector Shaukat Ali Abbasi and head constable Mohammad Yasin were witnesses in the second case.

However, they failed to appear in court to record their testimonies despite repeated notices and reminders issued by the court over the past many months.

A judicial magistrate (south), Hatam Aziz Solangi, issued non-bailable warrants for the policemen, and directed police high-ups to arrest and produce them in court on the next hearing.