KARACHI – An anti-terrorism court on Thursday sent suspended SSP Malir Rao Anwar on remand in police custody for 21 days in a case related to filing a fake case against Naqeebullah Mehsud, who was killed during an alleged staged encounter.
The investigation officer, during the hearing, informed the court that Anwar and other policemen registered false cases against four persons, including Naqeebullah.
Subsequently, the court sent the suspended SSP into police remand and adjourned the case till next hearing.
Responding to a question from journalists, the former SSP Malir said that he had recorded his statement to the joint investigation team.
Mehsud, a 27-year-old native of Waziristan, was among three others who were allegedly killed in a fake encounter by the then-Malir SSP in Karachi on January 13. After the matter surfaced, Anwar and most members of his encounter team have since gone into hiding.
Rao Anwar was arrested in Islamabad on Wednesday after Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar ordered to arrest him following his appearance in the sou motu case regarding the killing of Naqeebullah.
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A three-member bench of the apex court also rejected his protective bail plea and ordered to form a five-member JIT to investigate the case.
The JIT will be headed by Sindh AIG Aftab Pathan will preside over the team, while Zulfiqar Larak, Dr Rizwan, Azad Ahmed Khan and Waliullah will be member of it.
Rao’s counsel requested the court to include officials from intelligence agency in the JIT, but the plea was turned down.
