KARACHI: In the latest development in Intezar murder case, the hearing of the case was adjourned till February 10 as the investigation officer (IO) on Saturday requested more time for proceedings from the district and sessions court.
The argument in the case could not be established during the hearing as the IO failed to provide the police file. The officer informed the court that a new joint investigation team (JIT) has been constituted and requested for more time.
The court also extended the interim bail of one of the suspects Tariq Raheem till the next hearing.
Ishtiaq Ahmed, the father of slain youth Intezar, said on Saturday that he did not know about the formation of a new JIT. The father talked to a private news channel, saying that he appeared before the Senate’s standing committee today.
He lamented that the committee also did not completely hear his stance. He further added that his lawyer and he did not know about the formation of a new JIT.
Intezar Ahmad was killed under mysterious circumstances when Anti Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) officials opened fire on his car on Khayaban-e-Ittihad in the Defence locality of the city on January 13. The CCTV footage of Intezar Ahmed’s murder surfaced on Jan 28, two weeks after the alleged police killing of the 19-year-old teenager.
The video shows Intezar’s car being intercepted by another car from the front, while a third car and a motorbike also approach and stop to the left of Intezar’s vehicle.
Owing to the spotlight on the case, Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah had ordered a judicial inquiry into the murder.
In the case, eight suspects are under arrest, including SHO Tariq Mehmood, Ghulam Abbas, Azhar Ahsan, Fawad Khan, Daniyal, Bilal and Shahid.
