LAHORE: An attempt made by three suspects to flee Lahore High Court after a rejection of their bail in a money laundering case on Thursday was foiled by the FIA.
The suspects – Rafiq Sapra, Nasir Mahmood and Niaz Ahmad – are accused of laundering Rs75 million worth of money, which the law enforcement agencies have recovered from them. Accordingly, FIA investigation officer told the court to reject the bail plea of the three suspects.
However, arguing his case before Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad, the suspects’ counsel claimed that FIA had made baseless accusations against his clients, adding that his clients were all too ready to appear before the court and deserved an interim bail.
After hearing both sides’ arguments, the court rejected the suspects’ plea in its final verdict, following which the suspects attempted to flee from the court and were arrested by FIA personnel from Lahore High Court’s courtyard.