ISLAMABAD: One of the prime accused in the ongoing Accountability Judge Arshad Malik blackmailing case on Thursday submitted a bail before arrest plea in a court.
Nasir Janjua filed an appeal through his lawyer Raja Rizwan seeking the bail.
The request filed by the accused claims all the allegations upon Janjua are factually incorrect and categorically denies them.
The request also demands that the bail before arrest is approved and issued to Janjua.
Yesterday, proceedings on an ongoing case pertaining to alleged coercion and fraud committed by the accused Mian Tariq, who is the prime suspect in Arshad Malik scandal continued.
The Judicial Magistrate today heard the case specifically in reference of fraudulent documents allegedly produced by Mian Tariq and son.
The court declared both father and son ‘wanted’.
Mian Tariq has levied blamed on a showroom owner of committing fraud worth Rs50 million against him on a business deal.
The showroom owner claimed that Mian Tariq had forged papers making him the sole beneficiary in the deal.
Mian Tariq and son have been declared wanted and absconding from the court of law after failing to be present in the court during proceedings, despite several summons.
The police was ordered to arrest the individuals and produce them in front of the court of law for further inquiry.
Earlier on July 22 Mian Tariq, the main suspect who made the purported video of judge Arshad Malik, on Monday has been sent to jail on 14-day judicial remand.
Tariq was presented before the court of Judicial Magistrate Shaista Kundi.
The plea of physical remand of the suspect was turned down by the judge and was sent to jail on judicial remand of 14 days.
On July 17, Mian Tariq was arrested by the cyber wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
