Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senior leader and Sindh’s former Information minister Sharjeel Memon on Tuesday was listed as one of the accused in a challan submitted to the judicial magistrate by the investigation officer (IO) in a liquor case against the politician.
The report said that one of the bottles recovered from Memon’s room in Dr Ziauddin Hospital, Clifton contained “two inches of alcohol”.
According to the challan, on Sept 1 suspicions arose that illegal activities were taking place in the room where Memon was admitted. The investigation officer said that Shakar Din, one of the accused, had admitted that he had dumped a liquor bottle in the dustbin.