KARACHI:
Judicial Magistrate East Zabiullah on Sunday sent eight suspects of a land mafia group to jail on judicial remand, ordering the police to complete the investigation at the earliest and submit the challan.
According to the prosecution, the accused were identified as Abid Hussain, son of Asad; Kamran, son of Abdul Hameed; Naveed, son of Saeed Ahmed; Syed Noman Ali, son of Syed Khurshid Ali; Salman, son of Liaqat Ali; Syed Ghulam Hussain, son of Mir Noor Muhammad Qasim; Abdul Subhan, son of Kalu Khan; and Muhammad Rizwan Qureshi, son of Abdul Razzaq Qureshi.
On Jan 6, the accused entered a 17-acre private land within the remits of Zaman Town police station and tried to occupy the property by breaking the wall.
The police reached the sport and arrested the eight accused red-handed while five of them, including the ring leader, managed to escape.
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The police registered an FIR against the accused under sections 147, 148, 506, 504, 427, 448 and 342 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
On Sunday, Investigation Officer ASI Salahuddin from the Zaman Town police station produced the suspects, including Abid Hussain belonging to the land mafia group, in the court of Judicial Magistrate East Zabiullah in the City Courts, requesting the court to take action against them according to the law and regulations.
The court sent all the accused to jail on judicial remand and ordered ASI Salahuddin to complete his investigation and submit the challan to the court.
