Intezar murder case: Accused submit request to shift trial to sessions court

Intezar Ahmed was killed by the police's Anti Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) officials when they opened fire on his vehicle on Khayaban-e-Ittehad, DHA on the night of January 13. During the hearing, the suspects submitted a request to shift the trial from the ATC to sessions court.

The accused have been stipulated in the petition that this case is not of terrorism, so it should be transferred to sessions court.  The judge issued notices to the state prosecutor and others on the request filed by the accused.

The court also extended the bail of suspected Inspector Tariq Raheem till the 9th April.  ACLC SHO Tariq Mehmood and officials Ghulam Abbas, Azhar Ahsan, Fawad Khan, Danial, Bilal, Shahid and Tariq Raheem are in custody in the case but ACLC SSP Muqaddas Haider has been given a clean chit by investigators.

Talking to media outside the Jail, Intezar’s father, Ishtiaq Ahmed said that Inspector Tariq is the main accused in his son's murder, and his bail should be cancelled.

He said the joint investigation team contacted him three weeks ago when he recorded his statement after which no one has been in touch with him.

Ishtiaq said Joint Investigation Team (JIT) also has not submitted a report before the court. Earlier, the hearing was adjourned to April 9.