- Prime witness Madiha Kayani reportedly goes missing
KARACHI: Police on Thursday submitted in court the interim charge-sheet in the Intezar Ahmed murder case, giving a clean chit to the people the deceased’s father had suspected of playing a role in the killing of his son.
Nineteen-year-old Intezar Ahmed was killed after the police’s Anti-Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) officials opened fire on his vehicle on Khayaban-e-Ittehad, DHA on the night of January 13.
In the interim charge-sheet, the police have granted a clean chit to ACLC SSP Muqaddas Haider, whose guards allegedly shot dead Intezar, and Madiha Kayani, who accompanied Intezar in the vehicle at the time of the incident, and two persons identified as Mahrukh and Sohail.
SSP Haider was removed from his post after Intezar’s father alleged that he was instrumental in his son’s killing.
The charge-sheet states that no proof has been found regarding the claims of Intezar’s father, Ishtiaq Ahmed, that the incident was the result of a personal enmity.
Additionally, it is stated in the interim charge-sheet that Bilal and Danyal, the ACLC SSP’s guards, fired on the vehicle.
A total of 28 witnesses have been named in the charge-sheet, including Madiha and Ishtiaq.
According to reports by local media outlets, the prime witness has gone missing. Qasim Shah, a mutual friend of Madiha and Intezar claimed on Thursday morning that Madiha has been taken into custody by the police. However, police have denied all such claims.
In a video message reported on Wednesday, Madiha had claimed that Intezar’s killing was premeditated.
Kayani, stating that her life is in danger, had appealed to the Rangers to provide her with security.
The witness also said that her initial statement to the police did not include certain remarks that she had made about the incident.
