In the confessional statement, the chief of the defunct Peoples Amn Committee disclosed that that he used to collect bhatta from different government departments and persons. Photo courtesy Hussain Afzal/File
KARACHI: Alleged Lyari kingpin Uzair Baloch has “confessed” to collecting bhatta (protection money) from government functionaries and people at the behest of politicians with connivance of Karachi police high-ups.
These disclosures came in a confessional statement of the alleged gangster recorded before a judicial magistrate under Section 164 of the criminal procedure code (CrPC).
The confessional statement was recently submitted by the prosecutor before antiterrorism court-XVI, which is conducting trial against Uzair in three criminal cases.
Alleged Lyari gangster Uzair Baloch acquitted in three more cases
Pakistan
Wed, Feb 17, 2021
Uzair Baloch acquitted in three more cases by an anti-terrorism court due to lack of evidence
Baloch has so far been acquitted by various courts in 11 cases while more than 50 cases against him are still pending
The court announced its reserved verdict on the cases registered against Baloch at Kalari police station in 2012
KARACHI: Alleged Lyari kingpin Uzair Baloch was acquitted in three more cases by an anti-terrorism court due to lack of evidence on Wednesday.
The court announced its reserved verdict on the cases registered against Baloch at Kalari police station in 2012 on charges that included violence against police and use of explosive material.