KARACHI – A sessions court on Friday granted bail to Natasha Danish, the driver involved in last month’s Karsaz accident. The decision came after the victims’ family pardoned them and withdrew their objections.
On August 19, Natasha, driving a speeding Land Cruiser, collided with three motorcycles and another car before overturning on Karsaz Road. Sixty-year-old Imran Arif and his 22-year-old daughter Amna were killed in the accident, while three others were wounded. Subsequently, Natasha was arrested by police and shifted to jail for trial.
Police then formed a special investigation team to probe the accident registered against the suspect. During the investigation, the driver’s husband, Danish Iqbal, had also been named as a suspect. However, he was later granted a seven-day protective pre-arrest bail by the Sindh High Court.
Fresh reports say the son and daughter of deceased Imran Arif submitted their affidavits in court during Friday’s hearing on a bail petition filed by the suspect.
The family members said they had forgiven the suspect for the sake of Allah, adding that that the matters between them are settled now.
“We have settled the matter and pardoned the suspect for the sake of Allah, the Most Kind and Merciful,” stated the affidavit submitted in court during the bail hearing for the suspect.
“We have provided this no-objection certificate without any pressure, and everything stated in the affidavit is true,” the affidavit added.
The additional district and sessions judge (East) granted bail to the suspect against a surety bond of Rs100,000 and confirmed interim bail for Danish Iqbal, the accused’s husband, on a Rs50,000 bond.
