Police submits interim charge sheet in Rimsha case

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The police submitted an interim charge sheet in a court regarding the blasphemy case against Christian girl Rimsha Masih, here on Saturday.
The civil judge Amir Aziz Khan, who had been hearing the case, has gone on leave. The case could not be heard due to the judge’s absence and the police submitted the interim charge sheet in the court of district and sessions judge Islamabad, Raja Jawad Abbas.
The district attorney raised objections on certain points in the charge sheet. He later signed the charge sheet along with his note of objections.
An order pertaining the case’s hearing in the concerned court was expected to be issued later by the judge.
Earlier on Sept 07, the additional district and sessions court of Islamabad had granted bail to the girl. Later on Sept 08, Rimsha was airlifted from Adiyala jail to an unspecified location within Islamabad under the protective custody of police after completion of legal formalities by her lawyers.
The girl belonging to the Christian community is said to be suffering from Down ’s syndrome. She had been arrested on Aug 16 under the strict blasphemy laws, prompting concern from Western governments, the Vatican and rights groups.
The girl’s arrest had also triggered an exodus of several hundred Christians from her poor neighbourhood on the edge of Islamabad.