Abdul Rahman alias Bhola, one of the main accused in the Baldia factory fire case, has been repatriated to Pakistan after being arrested in Thailand by Interpol, sources said.
Rehman was the Muttahida Qaumi Movement(MQM)‘s sector in charge of Baldia town.
After fleeing from Pakistan, he went to Dubai, then Malaysia, and finally wound up in Thailand. As many as 40 commandos raided a room at the Royal Garden Home Hotel in Soi Nana, Bangkok, to arrest him.
On November 28 during the hearing of the Baldia factory fire case the anti-terrorism court grilled the authorities for not being able to arrest Bhola and Hammad Siddiqui, two of the three main suspects in the case. The court then ordered the interior ministry seek Interpol’s help in arresting the fugitives.
A Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the matter stated that Hammad Siddiqui had ordered Bhola and others to set the factory on fire.
Bhola is one of the three main accused. Zubair alias Lala is in police custody, while Hammad Siddiqui is still at large.
Paksarzameen Party and MQM Pakistan in separate statements refuted allegations that Bhola was once associated with their parties.
