Police assault case: Nehal Hashmi, sons released on bail

A local court in Karachi on Saturday granted bail to Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nehal Hashmi and his sons on personal undertaking, over charges of assaulting on duty-policemen.

Saudabad police produced the PMLN leader and his two sons Barrister Naseer Hashmi and Faheem Hashmi in the case in the city court today.

The bail has been granted by the Judicial Magistrate East against bonds of Rs20,000 each.

“Nehal Hashmi and his sons attacked the on-duty policemen,” a police officer told the court.

Meanwhile, Hashmi alleged that the policemen misbehaved with his family members.

The lawyers alleged that Hashmi’s sons were beaten and misbehaved in the incident. They demanded registration of a case against the policemen involved in the incident.

On Friday night, police officials and Nehal Hashmi's family had gotten into a scuffle in the city's Malir Town area, with the former PML-N senator's son accusing police officials of attacking him and his mother. The police had detained Hashmi and one of his sons, Naseer Hashmi, following the incident.

FIR No 324/20 was registered against the PML-N leader and two of his sons at the Saudabad Police Station on behalf of Saudabad SHO Rana Haseeb for abusing, scuffling with and beating cops.

Protesting lawyers chanted slogans against police in the courtroom during the court proceedings.