Atif Zaman denied bail as complainant alleges she is receiving death threats
July 18, 2021
A sessions court on Saturday dismissed a bail application filed by Atif Zaman in the DHA double murder case on the grounds that apparently there were sufficient evidences available against him.
The additional district and sessions judge of South IV at the judicial complex inside the Central Prison pronounced his verdict after listening to the arguments from the prosecution and the defence.
The judge observed that in the light of the arguments submitted by the prosecution and the complainant, it appeared that prime facie sufficient incriminating evidences were available against the accused; therefore, he was not entitled to bail.
Anchorperson Mureed Abbas. Photo courtesy Facebook page
KARACHI: A sessions court on Saturday dismissed a bail application filed by Adil Zaman, the main suspect in a case pertaining to murder of TV anchorperson Mureed Abbas and another individual over shady investments worth billions of rupees.
Police had caught and booked Atif Zaman and his brother, Adil Zaman, for allegedly killing his two business partners Mureed Abbas and Khizar Hayat in the Khayaban-i-Bukhari area of Defence on the night of July 9, 2019.
Additional District and Sessions Judge (South) Faraz Ahmed Chandio on Saturday pronounced his verdict, which was earlier reserved, on the bail applications of Atif Zaman in the cases pertaining to the double murder using a licensed weapon.
Five killed in ‘police encounters’ in three months
Police personnel remain unhurt in these incidents
GUJRANWALA:
Five suspected criminals were killed in different police encounters in the region during the past three months.
In February, a police encounter was reported in the area of Saddar Kamonki police station where CIA received a tip that some robbers were fleeing after a robbery. As soon as police intercepted them near a toll plaza, fire was opened, in which one of the suspected dacoits was shot.
Another alleged police encounter took place near the Nowshera Wirkan police station after Yasir alias Yasiri escaped from custody.
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A district and sessions court on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for witnesses not turning up to record their statements in the DHA double murder trial.The additional district and.